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GOOL-I-BUKAWULEE, - 

TRANSLATED FROM THE 

Original Oordoo into English Prose and Verse, 

AND FOLLOWED BY 

OF ALL THE 

DIFFICULT WORDS AND PHRASES OCCURRED IN THE TEXT 

BY 

THOMAS PHILIP MANUEL, 

Author of “ Selections from the Epics of 
Europe/' the “ Ruby's Smile/' &c., &e. 

“ Duty is pleasant, and should bevperform’d 
For its own sake ! like Virtue its reward 
Is in it.” ^ 

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GOOL-I-BUK AWULEE. 


INTRODUCTION. 

Every praise is due to that Almighty Creator, 
whose mercy has given grace and perfection to 
this Garden of the. Earth ; the flowers, like the 
loveliest brides, reflect the lustre of His beauty ; 
what power then has the pen, a dry and withered 
reed as it is, to record the merits of such a God ? 

Each blushing rose-1 oaf still exhales 
Those heavenly paradisal gales, 

Creator, which Thy power proclaim, 

^Altd make the Bulbul praise Thy name. 

/ The unexpanded buds confess 

Thy gkffy~ahd Thy power express ; 

And all the loveliness of Earth 
Erom Thee alone have taken birth. 

The light of hi la’s beauty glows' 

Apparent in the blushing Rose ; 

And in Narcissus still we find 
Sad Mujnoon’s hair tossed by the wind. 

Oh if His mercy rain on me 
’Twill wash out my impurity, 

And crown my hopes with verdancy. 

But if His wrath its head would rear, 

’Neath Ahmed’s shade we must repair. 



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INTBODUCTICN. 


Thousands of blessings be upon that glorified 
Prophet for whom the heaven and earth were 
created, and the foot-marks of whose Boorraq 
are impressed on the foreheads of the sun and the 
moon. From the whole collected works of 
his power, the world is but a single volume, and 
life, a single chapter. When he found the earth 
required his presence he left heaven, and clothed 
in human flesh descended here below. Let us 
turn now to the praise of the King of Heroes, 
namely, Ali. 

When the sun had irradiated the face of the 
earth, I determined to dive into the river of con¬ 
templation, with a view of gaining some pearls of 
ideas therefrom. Many came to hand, yet I 
was wondering how to use them, when a voice 
came into my ear, saying—“ 0 thou, immersed 
in thought, these gems befit only one, and he is 
Ali : may peace be on him. Open thy mouth 
in his eulogy because he is an Emperor, the 
lustre of whose countenance has cast a shade of 


INTRODUCTION. 


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paleness on the moon, and has redoubled the 
radiance of the sun. If he would give loose to 
the reins of his charger on the seventh heaven, 
it would raise disturbance among the stars. 
0 King of kings ! my request from thy mercy 
is, that thou wouldst prove a shelter to me on 
the day of judgment, and admit me into the 
ranks of thy white-faced servants. What far¬ 
ther shall I add when it is presumption on my 
part to address thee long ? 


Reasons why this Book was composed. 

Shaikh Izzut Oollah, a Bengalee, original!v 
composed this book in the Persian language. 
His reasons for doing 5 so, he assigns as follows : 
“Vfhilst yet a student I had a great taste in 
studying the art of composition, as well as of 
practising it. One day one of my friends, by 
name Nuzur Mahomed, with whom I was in 
terms of affection and love for the last nine 
years, came to me. 



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INTRODUCTION. 


“ Our mutual esteem bad always gone harid 
in hand, and our friendship for each other ad¬ 
vanced with steady and equal steps. He ad- 
dtessed me, and I continued the conversation, 
till at last he laid his head on my lap, and desir¬ 
ed me to lull him to sleep by the recital of some 
interesting tale. 

“ My first wish was to>* * * * ; on second 
consideration I resolved to oblige him, and chose 
a story the subject of which was love. After 
this, that valued friend of mine desired me to 
put the story into Persian prose and verse, so 
that he may be able to present it to com¬ 
pel! tent critics of that language. Unfortunately 
that fair flower of beauty felt the warm autum¬ 
nal breath of death, on the first day of Zilhij , in 
the one thousand one hundred and twenty - 
fourth year of Hijree. This nearly deprived me 
of the use of my reason. I wished to tear the 
manuscript of my work to pieces, but friends 
interposed and remonstrated with me, and said, 


INTRODUCTION. 


5 


‘ It is easy to break the Ruby, but difficult to 
join it again.’ Compelled by necessity, 1 had no 
other choice but to leave the work unfinished.” 

The translator of this book, Nahal Chund 
Lahooree, writes : “ Being obliged in search of a 
situation to visit Calcutta, the capital of Hin¬ 
dustan, I was employed by Captain I)—-. 

Through him I was introduced to Mr. Gilchrist. 
Reams on reams of paper would not be sufficient 
to contain a detailed list of the qualities which 
adorned this gentleman. 

“ He always honored me with his patronage. 
Hope whispered that, if he continued gracious, 
opulence would be yet mine. One day the gen¬ 
tleman ordered me to translate the story of 
Taj-ool-MulooJc and BuhaumUe from the Persian 
into the Oordoo language, so that my name 
may be made famous. According to his desire, 
I translated the book, at the time when the 
Marquis of Wellesley was Governor General of 



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INTRODUCTION. 


India. I designated the book ‘ The Religion of 
Love / and I hope that critics will be indulgent 
to the defects which they may meet with in the 
following pages.” 


GOOL-I-BUKAWULEE 


CHAPTER I. 

THE OPENING OE THE STORY. 

It is related that Zeen-ool-Mulook was the 
King of a certain city of the East. His com¬ 
plexion was fair ; and in generosity, justice, and 
bravery, he was unequalled. He had four sons, 
who were well trained in all the arts and sci¬ 
ences of the time. In bravery, each was in sooth 
the Roostum of his age. It happened, by the 
blessing of God, that a child, bright as the sun, 
and glorious as the moon in her fourteenth 
night, was bom to him. 

Before his forehead e’en the Sun so bright, «v 
Would lose the untainted lustre of his light; L 
So would the Moon, the glorious Queen of night : J 
Nor would the Chinese painter dare avow 
His power to do justice to that brow; 



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GOOL-I-BUKAWULEE. 


And oh! the inagic of those eyes divine, 

Like blushing goblets filled with rosy wine ; 

Once the Narcissus saw his locks of light, 

And he has been dishevell’d since that sight; 

A world would bow in reverence indeed, 

And hearts in thousands would repine and bleed. 

The Sun would pause to gaze upon that face. 

The Moon herself contemplate his pure grace. 

The mole upon his cheek adorn’d him more, 

Black as a snake upon a treasur’d store ; 

Pure as the crystal, like the diamond bright, 

His breast appear’d a counterpane of light. 

The cypress he, in beauty’s gay parterre, 

His looks, his all, but loveliness declare. 

The King was perfectly enraptured, and, 
having invited the astrologers, commanded 
them to see if any auspicious star shone on the 
moment of the birth of the Prince. Having 
examined the face of the heavens, they named 
him Taj-ool-Mulook, and after due calculations 
declared that the Prince was truly a fresh flower 
in the garden of the world ; that success in life 
would be his. In bravery, too, it was evident, 
that none could equal him. It would be matter 


GOOL-I-BUKAWULEE. 


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of no surprise if the Jins even would obey him. 
But to counteract all this, it was ordained that 
the moment his father’s eyes fell upon him, he 
(the father) would lose his sight. The King 
half-pleased, half-displeased, bade them depart, 
and ordered his Vuzeer to have a Palace built 
immediately, where the Prince and his Mother 
would reside far away from the Court. The 
Vuzeer did as he was told. After a few years the 
Prince grew up, nourished in the lap of luxury 
and trained up in every art and science. 

Being a lover of sport, it chanced one day 
that he went far into the very thick of a forest 
in pursuit of a deer. 

True it is, whatever is to happen, will hap¬ 
pen. What is written by Fate, can never be 
erased. It happened, that the King also was 
hunting out that very day in the same forest, 
and just as he had given the spur to his horse 
after a deer, he encountered the Prince. There 


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GOOL-I-BUKAWULEE. 


is a well-known saying to the effect :— 1 The 
wounded part is always sore, notwithstanding 
our efforts not to be hurt again ; and the fugitive 
slave, fly wherever he will, is sure to meet his 
pursuer/ The moment that the eyes of the 
King fell upon his son, he was struck blind. 
His Minister divined the cause of his blindness. 
The King observed, that the sight of a son 
generally increases the light of his father’s eyes, 
but in his case the very reverse had happened. 
Hence it was proper that such a son should be 
expelled the realm, and the Queen, his mother, 
made to sweep the apartments of the Harem . 


CHAPTER II. 

When physicians, equal to Avicenna in learn¬ 
ing, were called to remove the blindness of the 
King, they all unanimously declared, that the 
accomplishment of such an object was impossi¬ 
ble, unless Gool-i-Bukawulee was procured. If 
by any means this flower could be obtained, 



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not only the King but even one bom blind, 
would regain his sight. Upon hearing this 
the Monarch had it proclaimed throughout the 
city, that whoever would bring this flower, or 
even any intelligence of it, would be rewarded 
to his heart’s content. In this way year chased 
year ; the King passing all his time in lamenting 
and weeping like Jacob, when he mourned the 
loss of Joseph; and, like the prophet Job, wait¬ 
ing with impatient anxiety. But, notwithstand¬ 
ing all his endeavours, he could get no trace 
of the flower he required. One day the four 
sons presented themselves before him, and re- 
’ marked that the virtue of children consisted in 
being dutiful to their parents, and they who 
sacrifice their lives for the sake of their father 
were sure to inherit the joys of Heaven. For 
this reason, they hoped that their father would 
give them permission to go in quest of Gool-i- 
Bukawulee . The King replied, “I have already 
lost the light of my eyes ; but through you, 
my children, some portion of it remains as 


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GOOL-I-BEKAWULEE. 


yet; how then can I allow that portion to depart? 
And how can I intentionally bring misery on 
myself ?” The Princes repeated their requests, 
upon which the Monarch was obliged, nolens 
volens , to give his consent, and desired his Min¬ 
ister to make all the travelling traps ready. 
According to order, every preparation of a pecu¬ 
niary and accommodating nature was made. 

The Princes departed ; miles after miles they 
travelled. By accident they met their exiled 
brother, Taj-ool-Mulook, who was dragging 
his weary feet far away from his native land. 
He inquired who they wore, and whither they 
were going ? 

In reply he was told that they were journey¬ 
ing in search of Gool-i-Bukawulee , which was 
prescribed for the removal of the blindness of 
their father. The Prince upon hearing this, 
repeated to himself: 


Arise my soul and try thy fate. 


Uool-i-buMawulEe. 


13 


It is advisable, be thought, that I should join 
fny brothers in their search of Gool-i-Bukawulee , 
and test the gold of my fortune in the alerm 
bic of success. If I could succeed, it would 
be better ; if not, let me by any means quit the 
realm of my father. Resolved to act thus, he 
went to a nobleman named Syeed, who looking 
at him, perceived that the light of his counte¬ 
nance surpassed the glory of the sun, and the 
dark cluster of his locks, falling upon the fair¬ 
ness of his forehead, resembled the gloom of the 
clouds passing over the lustre of the moon. He 
asked him,— u Who are you, and whence do you 
come ? ” Taj-ool-Mulook answered, u I am a 
traveller far away from my country, with no 
one to sympathize with me in my misfortunes, 
and none to cheer me with the soothing music 
of the friend’s voice. There is no one to assist 
and comfort me.” Syeed, upon hearing the words 
of this second Joseph, was highly affected, and 
offered to befriend him. It is related that the 
Prince after a long time reached the city of 


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Firdous, which was then governed by King 
Kizwan. It was evening. Standing on the bank 
of a river, he intended to make his abode in that 
town fofsome time. When the sun had finished 
his diurnal travel, and the moon riding on her 
sable charger, had commenced her ramble in the 
East, all the four Princes mounted their swift¬ 
footed horses and entered the city. Their eyes 
fell on a splendid Palace, every window of which 
was hung with screens of the richest brocade. 

They asked one of the citizens, “ Whose 
Palace is this ? ” He answered, “ The owner of 
this mansion is Dilbur Lukhee Beswa.” The 
Princes with a start observed, “ Good God! 
where has she obtained such a Palace from ? ” 
The man replied, “This.Lady is unequalled in 
beauty and grace ; she has no rival on this earth. 
The Sun even would sacrifice himself on her 
charms, as the moth does on the light of the 
taper ; and the Moon would hide her diminished 
glory before the lustre of her charms. 


G00L -1 - BUKAWULEE. 


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He who has look’d upon her charms, 

Of Reason’s light has lost the ray, 

And those who’ve dared gaze on those eyes, 
Shame, modesty a forfeit pay.” 

For those who court her society she has kept 
a drum on the door, upon beating which, should 
they be rich enough to pay one lakh of rupees, 
they will have the happiness of meeting her. 
The Princess, who had a very high idea of their 
own opulence, and a good deal of vanity and 
conceit at the same time, resolved courageously 
to see her. They approached the door, and 
struck the drum. UpOn hearing this that co¬ 
quette of a woman exclaimed, “ After a long 
time (thank God !) some one has thought proper 
to set his foot within my house. I doubt not 
the prey has fallen in my trap ; and if he have, 
he will straggle and die ; for it is a well-known 
saying, that, 4 Women of my trade are always in 
hopes that some one blind of reason, but rich in 
purse, would fall in their hands.’ ISTo doubt 
God has sent one of this kind just now.” She 
commenced dressing, and having adorned her- 


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self with rabies, emeralds, diamonds and pearls, 
she sat down in all the pride of prepared beauty. 
The Princes entered. The hostess came forward 
a few steps to welcome them, and offered them 
a .go,lden chair. The night had advanced. 
Fair and rosy-cheeked girls crowned the goblets 
with the most luscious wines and circulated 
them rapidly. It was midnight when the co¬ 
quette begged permission to send for her back¬ 
gammon board to beguile the tediousness of 
the night. The Princes assented. The board 
was brought. The hostess placed a lamp on the 
head of a cat and staked one lakh of rupees on 
the first play. Narrators relate that before half 
the night was over the Princes had lost 50 lakhs 
of rupees. The moon retired, and the sun arose. 
The hostess removed the board. The Princes 
returned home. 

Next day when the sun has set, and the 
moon like a Queen with her countless array of 
stars, ascended her chariot, the Princes repaired 


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again to the house of Lukhee Beswa. The 
golden chair was offered again ; slave girls 
as beautiful as houris presented themselves, and 
every sort of dainty was placed upon the hospi¬ 
table board, served in plates of gold and silver. 

When the demands of hunger were satisfied, 
the backgammon board was sent for again, and 
ten lakhs of rupees were staked the first time. 
In short the Princes lost all their property, all 
their cash, elephants, horses, &c. All that they 
were possessed of, they lost that night. The 
hostess then withdrew her hand from play, and 
removing the board, said, “ Young men, you 
have lost your all, it is time now that you should 
give up the game, and trace back your way home.” 
The Princes replied, (( One trial more ; if we 
gain, we retake all that you have won : otherwise 
we four become your slaves voluntarily.” Upon 
this promise, that immodest woman agreed to re¬ 
sume the play, and won the game in the twinkling 
of an eye. Having secured their goods she sent 


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the four Princes to prison, where thousands 
more were placed in the same predicament. 
Their friends dispersed. Taj-ool-Mulook then 
pondered within himself how to try and free them 
from their captivity, and gain in the world a 
name, and a rich reward in the next. Deter¬ 
mined to do this, he presented himself at the 
door of an Ameer , and told the porters, “ I am 
a traveller without a home, and in search of a 
patron ; I have heard much of the amiable quali¬ 
ties and agreeable manners of your master. If 
he would take me into his service, I would devote 
life and soul to satisfy him. 

One of them informed the Ameer , of what the 
Prince had told him. He ordered the applicant 
to be brought before him. When lie saw him 
he exclaimed, “ Good God ! is this a sun descend¬ 
ed from the fourth Heaven ? Or a llourd come 
from the bowers of Paradise ? 

Upon liis forehead polished, fair— 

The star of light was shining ihere! 

In short the Ameer employed him. 


GOOL-I-BUKAWULEE. 


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CHAPTER III. 

Taj-ool-Mulook remained for several months 
in the employ of the Ameer , arid collected 
a small sum of money thereby. One day he 
informed his master that a friend of his had ar¬ 
rived in that city, and begged his permission to 
go and see hirn every day, and to pass some hours 
in his company. The leave was most readily 
granted. From that day the Prince had daily 
recourse to those who had good hands in chess 
and backgammon. When he had studied all 
the rules of the game, and wTien practice 
had made him so far perfect that he had won 
several stakes, he thought it was time now to 
try his fortune with Lukhee Beswa, and to see 
if God and his star would befriend him. For 
this purpose he went towards the mansion of 
that Lady, and just as he approached it he saw 
an old woman coming out of the gate. Upon 
enquiry he was told, that the ancient Dame 
was the principal housekeeper and chief counsel¬ 
lor of Lukhee Beswa. Taj-ool-Mulook imme- 


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diately determined, by some artifice or other, to 
gain over the favour of that woman, thinking, 
no doubt, that he would obtain his view through 
her means. That day he returned ; the next 
day as soon as his eyes fell upon the Dame, he 
made her a very low salaam^ and falling down 
on her f^et, wept copiously. The Dame was 
taken by surprise. “ Who are you ? ” she asked, 
“ Whence come you ? Are you mad ? or are you 
a victim of Tyranny ? Why criest thou ? ” The 
Prince replied as follows 

“ Why question’st thou a victim of despair ? 
Unhappy me ! in tlie whole world, is there 
A wretch who equals me in misery ? 

Life’s short ’tis true, but ’tis a load on me, 
Heaven’s direst wrath is flung on me, I see 
None but my shadow keeps me company.” 

u Oh mother,” continued the Prince, “ I am 
a traveller, alone in this foreign city, no friend 
have I, no helper, except one in Heaven. My 
native land is in the East, there I had a grand¬ 
mother ; but she, too, is now no more. The will 


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of God be done ! I saw you, and in you I could 
trace a strong resemblance of her. Hence I ran 
to you with ardent desire and fell on your feet. 
If you will show compassion to a poor and help¬ 
less stranger, he will gladly become your slave, 
and regard you as occupying the same place in 
his affection as his grandmother did.” 

“ Those who attract the sons of want, for love 
Of Heaven, will place them every want above .’ 1 

These words had a strong effect upon the heart 
of that Dame. It melted as wax melts before the 
t fire. She replied, “Young man ! I am alone in 
the world also ! Be it so ! from this day 1 am 
your grandmother, you my grandson ! ” Taj- 
ool-Mulook added, “ Grandmother, 1 am from 
a short time past in the employ of another. It 
is my duty to obey him also, daily I shall not 
be able to come and pay my respects to you ; 
.occasionally I shall do it with the greatest 
pleasure.” “ Never mind, mv son,” answered the 
J)ame. 


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Although the Prince had excusad himself 
from paying daily court to the old Lady, yet he 
seldom or never allowed a day to pass without 
visiting and flattering her. Thus by degrees 
more time passed away ; the Prince had gained 
the full confidence of his friend. One day he 
carried a small sum of money to her, and placing 
it in her hands, said, ‘‘Grandmother ! keep this 
amount with you. Should you be in want of 
expenses, spend them freely.” The Dame repli¬ 
ed, “What shall Ido with thy money? God 
has given me every thing ; I am in want of no¬ 
thing. Should you require aught, all that is 
mine is thine. 

Wealth is given to spend, my son t 
If not gold and stone are one.” 

Well, when the Prince had found every thing 
progressing favorably with the old Lady, he ob¬ 
served to her, “Grandmother, how is it that 
no one is able to win, when playing with 
Lukhee Beswa ?” She replied, “ My son, 'tie a 
delicate matter; but I will tell it you. Beware, 


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however, that you keep the secret in your own 
breast, and never divulge it to any one. For if 
it ever come to the ear of that coquette, it will 
be the means of ruining me for ever.” The 
Prince returned, “God forbid ! never mention 
such a thing !” The Dame then said, “Lukhek 
Beswa has reared up a cat and a mouse, and 
has taught them some tricks. She places the 
lamp on the head of the cat, and the mouse sits 
under the shade. Whenever the dice fall against 
her, she moves In such a way that the shade is 
cast upon them, and the cat immediately over¬ 
turns them in her favor. Hence, whoever plays 
with her, loses; and the cat wins the game by 
the aid of the mouse. This secret is not yet 
known to any player, consequently whoever 
comes to try his fate, returns with the mark of 
ignominy on his brow.” Upon hearing this 
Taj-ool-Mulook went out and bought a young 
weazle, which he kept in his sleeves, training 
him up to jump out whenever he heard snapping 
of his finders. When the animal knew his task 

O 


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perfectly, the Prince told his adopted grand¬ 
mother, that he felt uneasy with his present 
employment. He begged of her to lend him one 
thousand rupees, wherewith he might begin 
trade. u My son,” said the old woman, leading 
him to. an apartment, “ this room is full of money. 
Take as much as you require.” The Prince took 
the 1,000 he had asked. Then going to his mas¬ 
ter, the Ameer , he told him that a friend of his 
was to be married that day, and asked for a suit 
of garments with which to clothe himself decent¬ 
ly before going to the wedding feast. The 
Ameer lent him his own robes, and desired him 
to go to his stables and choose the finest horse 
to ride on. The Prince did as desired. Rid inn 

o 

on a fine steed, he approached the gate of Lukiiee 
Beswa. He dismounted and entered the house 
without any ceremony. The Lady changed color 
at witnessing his boldness, and came forward to 
welcome him at once. 

“ You are generally the friend of travellers 
and the confidante of men of pleasure,” said the 


GOOL-I-BIJKAWTJLEE. 


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Prince, opening the conversation ; i: I too am a 
grandee of the Court of the Governor of this City, 
but I have hitherto failed to attract youv atten¬ 
tion. At all events, come on now, and treat 
friends with kindness.” The golden chair wa^ 
then offered, and he had precedence allowed him. 

When the chess-player of the skies had bidden 
the golden die of the sun in the house of the 
west, and had placed the throne of the Polar 
stars in the houses of ascension, the Prince re¬ 
marked, that he had heard his hostess had great 
taste in backgammon playing, and expressed a 
desire to join her in a game. At first she de¬ 
clined the offer ; but being hard pressed by the 
Prince, she consented ; and having sent for the 
board, placed the lamp, as usual, on the head of 
the cat, and staking one lakh of rupees, threw the- 
dice. The Prince allowed her to win the first 
play, and she gained it by the aid of her cat and 
mouse. She played a seconed time. The dice 
did not fall in her favor. The cat shook her 


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head. The mouse was running out to change 

o o 

the position of the dice, when the Prince snap¬ 
ped his fingers. Tiger-like the weazle jumped out 
of his sleeve. The mouse on seeing this became 
like camphor (vanished), the cat too was overcome 
by fear, and throwing down the lamp from her 
head ran off. The Prince affected to be dis¬ 
pleased. “ Artful creature! ” he exclaimed, “ what 
tricks art thou playing ? ” 

At hearing this she was ashamed ; big drops of 
perspiration trembled on her brow, she ordered 
a candlestick to be brought immediately, and 
both resumed the game. Historians have told 
us, that the Prince gained seven crores of rupees 
that night. When morning dawned, he said he 
had to appear in Court before the breakfast hour 
of the Governor, and lest he may be brought 
into trouble for not doing so, begged leave, pro¬ 
mising to return in the evening to have a 
second game with her. In the meantime he left 
all his gains with her, and returned to his master. 


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The day was past somehow. As soon as the sun 
had gone down in the west, he dressed himself 
carefully, and mounting a horse at whose swift¬ 
ness zephyr even would sigh, reached her house. 
He was welcomed as usual, and placed on a chair. 
After dinner they staked one crore of rupees and 
commenced the play. By the time it was mid¬ 
night, the Lady lost one hundred crores of rupees, 
which emptied her treasury. Every mark of 
confusion then appeared on her countenance 
(literal she commenced playing sixes and fives), 
but at last she made another effort and staked all 
her household furniture on the chances of the 
next throw. This too the Prince gained, and 
then said, “ You have nothing left now, but the 
night is not yet finished, how shall we amuse 
ourselves ? Come, you have certain Princes of 
the East and West with you ; stake them now. 
If you gain, I give you one lakh • if not, I take 
away all the Princes and do what I like with 
them.” She agreed, and the Prince won again. 
“ Oh fortunate young man ! ” she exclaimed. 


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IS 

u Come, one chance more. If I win, I retake all 
what I have lost ; if I lose, I become thy slave.” 
The Prince, whose star of good fortune was shin¬ 
ing on the Heavens of success, agreed and won 
again. She rose, and standing with her hand 
clasped in a supplicating posture before him, 
“ Young man,” she said, “ you have at last by 
the help of God, made me your slave. That 
game which all the Kings of the world had chased 
throughout their lives in vain, is at last, by the 
assistance of the star, in thy hand. Now consi¬ 
der this thy house, bind me to thee by the ties 
of wedlock, and spend here the remaining por¬ 
tion of thy life in affluence and grandeur.” Taj- 
ool-Muuook answered, “ This I cannot do, I 
have a grand undertaking before me ! If through 
the blessing of God I will succeed in- my endea¬ 
vours, thou too wilt reap the fruit of that success. 
Now.it is proper for thee to wait for me twelve 
years, all the time in the path of virtue, and 
engaged in offering up prayer to thy Creator. 
Heave thy evil habits ! ” • 


gool-i-bukawulee. 


m 

She answered, “ Young man, the pleasures of 
youth are not known to thee as yet ; the bud of 
thy young days has not expanded, and no storm 
has blown yet over the parterre of thy life. Is 
it proper then that you should purposely throw 
yourself in the furnace of trouble, and burn 
the mansion of your own happiness ? Apprize 
me of your plans also, and as long as I live, I 
shall accompany thee until thou succeed in thy 
undertaking ; for without thee, this house will 
appear a prison to me. 

fluseehee far away from one, 

Who is oor life, our love, our all •, 

Joyless the house appears arid lone ; 

Write this upon the doors and wall.’* 

When she urged upon the Prince to disclose 
the secret to her, he said, “Know, my name is 
Taj-ool-Mulook, I am the son of Zein-ool- 
Mulook, who by chance has lost his eye-sight, 
and the physicians have unanimously declared 
that unless Gool-i-Biikawulee is obtained he can¬ 
not be cured; I am going now in search of that 


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flower. Four of my brothers had set out on the 
same undertaking, but they fell in thy power, 
and were imprisoned by thee. I too, (unknown) 
accompanied them, and after a thousand artifices 
came to thee and overcame thee ; now I depart in 
search of the flower. Jf I succeed in my views, it 
is all well ; if not, know that 1 have already wash¬ 
ed my hands of life.” Hearing this she replied, 
“Prince, whv indulge in such vain fancies : can 
the atom reach the sun, and can the bird fly as 
swift as the breeze ? Hear me, Bukawulef, 
is the daughter of the King of the Jins and 
in her garden that flower can be found : but at 
the same time the eyes of the sun cannot pierce 
into her recesses, the walls of which are guarded 
and defended by thousands of Giants. No mor¬ 
tal man di>rst approach them without their per¬ 
mission. Innumerable Fairies hover about in the 
air to protect her Palace ; not a bird dares flap its 
wings near it. Besides these, dragons and scor¬ 
pions without number roll upon the ground to 
defend all passages. Under the earth the King 


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of the Rats, with an army of mice, guards the 
entrance night and day, that no creature may 
come near by undermining even. In truth, it 
would be impossible for the smallest ant to creep 
to, and reach that house. Oh ITince ! never place 
yourself in such dangers. It is written in the 
Koran , 4 Never throw yourself into destruction/ 
And Sadi says, 

“Although ’tis written, when ’tis doomed we die, 

Yet in the Dragon’s mouth, oh wherefore fly?” 

The Prince returned :—“ You are correct; but 
God in his mercy made burning coals, roses upon 
the prophet Abraham. If 1 have faith, I shall 
gain my end ; (the foe can do nought when the 
friend is sincere). Don’t be prejudiced, seeing 
my short stature. The sons of men are inferior 
to giants in strength ; but they are their supe¬ 
riors in wisdom ; for God himself has said, £ I 
have given glory to the children of men/ You 
may have heard that a Brahmun passing through 
a forest saw a lion held fast by a tight rope, and 


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confined in a cage. Upon seeing the Brahmun 
he begged hard ; and humbly exclaimed, ‘ Oh 
god, if you will kindly release me, I shall re¬ 
compense you some day or other/ The simple- 
hearted Brahmun was affected with the words of 
the lion ; but blind as he was to reason, he did 
not consider that the lion was his enemy, and 
that no reliance could be placed on his words. 
Unhesitatingly he opened the door of the cage, 
unbound the hands and feet of the lion, and set 
him at liberty. The blood-thirsty beast as soon 
as he found himself free, knocked the Brahmun 
down, and seizing him by the throat, carried him 
towards his den. The Brahmun cried, ‘ Oh 
lion, I did a good service for you in hopes of 
getting a fair return, but I see thy intentions 
are evil.’ 

‘ Kepay not Virtue with Vice.’ 

The lion answefed, ‘ In my religion the return 
for good is evil. If you don’t believe me, 
come with me and refer the matter to some one 


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else ; whatever he says will decide the matter/ 
That fool agreed to this. In the forest there 
grew a tall and umbrageous Banian tree. The 
Lion and the Brahmun went under its branches 
and referred the matter to him. The Banian 
replied, ‘ The lion is in the right. I have 
always seen that the return for good is evil. 
Hear, oh Brahmun ! I stand on one leg and cast 
my shade on every traveller that passes this 
way. But whoever takes shelter in my shadow, 
is sure, on departing, to pull off my branches, 
and to make use of it as a walking stick in his 
hands. Now say, is not the return of good, 
evil ? ’ The lion asked, ‘ Well, my friend, 
what sayest thou ? ’ He answered, 1 Refer the 
matter to some one else.’ The lion proceeded 
a few steps further, and questioned the Road 
about the subject. The Road answered, 1 The 
lion is right. Listen, oh Brahmun ! the travel-, 
ler deviating from his path, searches me with 
the greatest care ; when he finds me, I lead him 
to his home ; but in return he defiles me with 


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polutions.’ The Brahmnn said, “ Now for a 
third judge, and then do with me what thou 
wiliest.” The beast proceeded further, and saw 
a jackal seated on a rising ground. He was 
about to run away, when the lion called out, 
‘ Oh, jackal ! don’t be afraid, I have come to 
refer a matter to you.’ The jackal returned, 
c Say what thou pleasest, but keep thy dis¬ 
tance, for if you approach, I am afraid your 
presence will make me insensible.’ The lion 
said, ‘ This Brahmun has done good to me, 
and I intend to return evil to him ; what 
sayest thou in this matter ? ’ The jackal ob¬ 
served, ‘ I cannot directly understand what you 
say ; how can a man who is so insignificant, do 
any service to a lion, who is styled the Monarch 
of the Wood ? I can never believe it until I see 
it with my own eyes.’ The lion said, { Come 
on, I will show it to you.’ So he and the 
Brahmun proceeded, and the jackal followed. 
In a minute they all three came near the cage. 
The Brahmun said, ‘ Oh jackal ! the lion was 


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encaged in this ; I freed him therefrom, what is 
your decision now ? ’ The jackal answered, 
‘ How could such a small ca^e contain such a 

o 

big lion ? If he would re-enter it before me and 
lie bound hand and foot as before, and then if 
you would free him, I shall believe what you say.’ 
The lion entered the cage, and the Brahmun 
commenced tying him. The jackal remarked, 

‘ If you will make the slightest difference in 
adjusting the knots, by Heaven ! I shall not be 
able to decide your case/ The Brahmun bound 
the lion strongly, and after having fastened the 
door of the cage, told the jackal, ‘There see, in 
that state I found him/ ‘Fool that you were, 7 
exclaimed the jackal, ‘that you expected good 
from such a powerful beast; 7 tis laying the axe 
to your own root, to think so; what need had 
you to give freedom to such an enemy ? Go 
your way now, for the foe is overcome/ 

“Oh Beloved !” continued the Prince; “it is 
true, whoever gives freedom to con plaints and 
impatience, which are like the lion confined in 


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the cage of the body, and whoever showing kind¬ 
ness to them, removes the string of resignation, 
always suffers from his own folly. If Khizer 
aids him, he may be saved. Oh Beswa ! I have 
related this fable to show that the body cannot 
overcome the mind. It is proper for thee to 
release the Princes of the East and of the West ; 
God also will relieve thee from the pains of 
Hell; but until I return be very careful of my 
brothers, and now give me leave to depart.” 
Lukhee Beswa answered :— 

“ Do not leave me sad and lonely, 

Unattended, why depart ? 

Wherefore grieve a heart, that loves thee ? 
Wherefore crush this widow’d heart? 

As the shell is thirsty for the 
Drops, that make it teem with pearl. 

So my heart is longing for thee, 

While thy sails thou dost unfurl; 

Lo! the storm blows, fierce and furious, 

Leave not thou the joys of home ; 

Stranger to the world ! Oh wherefore 
Joseph wise in exile roam ? 

Long and distant is the journey,— 

Hear my words and stay—oh stay l 
Like the moth I’m fluttering round thee, 

Whilst you wish to pass away !” 


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“ Beloved! take a warning from what you 
have beheld. Thy princely mind was pure and 
clean ; and when it fell in the world, the world 
was dazzled with thy brightness, and became 
blind. Arise now and go after the attainment 
of thy views, but never allow yourself to be 
prevailed on to play at hazard with the world, 
who always keeps her backgammon-board open 
for all. Beware, lest through the assistance of 
the cat of deceit, and the mouse of cunning, she 
turns the dice in her own favour. The treasure 
of thy faith will be exhausted, and she will keep 
thee in bonds for ever. If by the help of the 
weazle of patience you will expose and overcome 
her wiles, she will then try (she who has sub¬ 
dued kings and mighty sovereigns) to captivate 
thee by her charms, declaring at the same time, 
that she will become thy slave. But should 
you turn away thy gaze from her, it is then 
sure that you will succeed in your undertaking.” 



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CHAPTER IV. 

Showing how Taj-ool-Mulook reached the 

REALM OF BuKAWULEE BY THE ASSISTANCE 

of a Giant. 

Historians relate that Taj-ool-Mltlook as- 
sumed the garb of a Durvesh , rubbed ashes all 
over his body, and taking the name of God, set 
out on his journey. After a few days, he reach¬ 
ed a forest, which seemed endless before him, 
and the gloom pervading which, was such that 
it seemed the reign of night never ended there : 
white could not be distinguished from black. 
He encouraged his heart by repeating the follow¬ 
ing words :—“ Be courageous, this is the first 
wave of trouble which is rolling before thee, the 
river itself remains to be crossed yet. Gird up 
the loins of thy spirit, and like the Salamandar 
throw thyself in this furnace. 

Those who fear the dashing main, 

Precious pearls can ne’er obtain. 


GOOL-I-BUKAWULEE. 


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Having said this he entered the forest. Every 
step that he advanced, was attended with the 
most excruciating pain, for the ground was 
thickly covered with prickly shrubs. 

Such indeed was the gloom, that even the 
sun would lose his lustre if he would but peep 
in it. On every side of it, dragons, hungry and 
thirsty, were lying with their mouths wide- 
open. Besides their own slough, there was no 
food for them to devour ; nor water even, besides 
that which filled their blisters. Long did the 
Prince wander, unsettled where to go ; his body 
all scratched by thorns, every member dripping 
with blood, so much so that his soft feet were 
all over pierced with babool thorns. After suf¬ 
fering all these calamities, he passed through 
the forest and offered thousands of thanks to 
God for the deliverance vouchsafed him. When 
he advanced further, his eyes fell on a Giant 
who was sitting before him. He was as lofty 
as a mountain. The Prince mistook him for a 


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rock ; but when be approached him, the creature 
rose suddenly, and, raising his head to the skies, 
exclaimed with a voice that resembled the growl 
of thunder, “Thanks to that Providence who 
lias sent such a delicious morsel to such an 
humble Giant as myself.” Then turning towards 
the Prince he said, “ In this time of youth why 
dost thou court the bride of death ; and leaving- 
all the pleasures of the world, why dost thou 
wander from the city of life, to the desert of des¬ 
truction ?” The Prince was thunder-struck, and 
trhmbled through fear. His colour changed, he 
became deadly pale, and replied, “ Oh Giant, 
why make any inquiry from me ? My life is 
become a burden, if 1 had held it dear, I would 
•not have placed myself in the clutches of death, 
nor would I have thrown myself on the mercy 
of such a blood-thirsty creature as thou. Re¬ 
lieve me from the pangs of life, and end my suf¬ 
ferings, for let me assure you, that one moment 
of life is equal to a hundred years of torture to 


me. 


GOOL-I-BUKAWULEE. 


41 


“ The life of Khizer passes glad away. 

If not ’twas hard to live a single day.” 

The Giant’s heart was touched with compas¬ 
sion, and he swore by Solomon, and said, ie 0 
son of Adam ! I will never hurt you 5 nay, I 
v 7 ill not touch a hair of your head. On the 
contrary, I shall keep y ou under my protection, 
and try my best to make you. succeed in 
your undertaking.” From that day the Giant 
shewed every kindness to the Prince, and 
encouraged him. Taj-ool-Mulook also tried, 
by flattery, to gain his favor, so that his views 
mixed with the Giant’s as sugar dissolves in 
milk. He was really beloved b}^ him. One day 
the Giant inquired of him, what his food was, 
and volunteered to bring it for him. The Prince 
said, “ Men feed on sugar, butter, flour, meat, 
&c.” As soon as the Giant heard this, he 
departed thence, arid reaching a place where a 
caravan of merchants was passing on camels, 
laden with various articles of trade, he lifted up 
one of these beasts, and brought it away to the 


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Prince. “ Here take thy food/’ be said, “and eat 
something.” Tbe Prince unloaded tbe camel, 
and then let it graze on tbe field. From that 
time be ate tbe food of men, till one day be took 
some maunds of flour, and mixing butter and 
sugar in it, laid it on a large piece of rock, and 
kneaded it well with both bis bands and feet; 
then kindling a fire, be baked a huge bread, 
and roasted tbe camel and placed it before tbe 
Giant, who enquired what it was, and why bad 
tbe Prince undergone such expense. Taj-ool- 
Mulook answered, “ This is for you, and I wish 
you will taste the food of man.” Upon bearing 
this tbe Giant fell to it, and swallowed it down, 
bread, roast, and all in one morsel. Expressing 
himself highly pleased with tbe rich flavour of 
what he bad eaten ; and declaring moreover, that 
be bad never tasted such food before. He jumped 
through joy, commended the Prince, and affirm¬ 
ed, that not only he (tbe Giant) but bis father 
and grandfather even bad never partaken of such 
a delicate morsel before, neither any of tbe 


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Giants had done so. “I shall never forget this 
obligation and kindness,” he continued,, “till 
eternity.” From that day the Prince prepared 
a similar dish regularly for him. The Giant wai 
highly delighted, so far so, that he said one day, 
“ Oh son of Adam ! the food thou givest me dai¬ 
ly, pleases me much ; if every hair on my body 
had the expressive power of the tongue, it would 
each and all proclaim the gratitude I feel ; nay, 
I am afraid even then they would fail entirely. 
As yet I have done nothing for thee, but if I 
can be of service in any way, command me free- 

iy-” 

Taj-ool-Mulook answered, “‘I have heard 
Giants are very versatile in their nature, never 
careful in fulfilling their promises. If you will 
swear by Solomon, that you will aid me, I will 
then disclose my request to you.” He answer¬ 
ed, “ I fear pronouncing that glorious name, 
God knows what you will ask me to do. Should 
I fail, I am sure to be destroyed.” Being 


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pressed hard, he swore at last, and then desired 
Taj-ool-Mulook to express his wish. The 
Prince answered, u From a long time I have an 
intense desire of visiting the land of Bukawulee . 
Lead me there, and this is my wish.” As soon 
as the Giant heard his words, he sighed deeply, 
flung stones upon his head, and fainted away. 
After a moment he came to himself, sighed again, 
and like one afflicted, exclaimed, “ 0 son of 
Adam ! God has not placed thy death in my 
hands ; but the reins of life are in thine, 
Bukawulee is the daughter of the King of the 
Jins , and- eighteen thousand Giants, nay more, 
are the slaves of her father, by whom they are 
appointed to watch over her realm. I am one 
of the principal guards on one side of it, but 
those who are nearer even, have never yet seen 
the walls of her Palace. 

“ How can a human being enter her domi- j 
nions, when the wind of Heaven cannot do so | 
without obtaining the permission of the Giants I 


GOOL-I-BURAWULEE. 45 

who guard the land, the c&i*e of each extending 
over a Space which cannot be travelled through 
in a year ? Innumerable Fairies watch night 
and day, so that no bird can fly over the enclos¬ 
ed domain ; and the King of the Rats with a large 
army of mice, scorpions, and snakes have charge 
under ground, to prevent any mine being laid. 
How then can I take you there, and if I fail to 
do so, I fear I shall lose my life, on account of 
the oath I have just taken.—But wait. Prepare 
the same food to-day, which you always did for 
me, and I shall see if I can endeavour to do 
aught for thee, 

Taj-ool-Mulook did as desired. ,When the 
Giant saw that it was ready, he screamed aloud, 
and lo! another Giant, high as a mountain, 
came from the North. After kissing each 
other’s hand, they both sat down. The eyes 
of the second Giant fell upon the Prince, who 
immediately made a low bow to him ; upon 
which the Giant was much surprised, and oh- 


G00L-I-BUKAWULEE. 


4G 

served to his host, that it was a matter of great 
astonishment to him to see a man associating 
with a Giant, a circumstance perfectly novel in 
its nature. He then enquired into the cause of 
the Prince’s stay there. The host answered, 
“ I am much obliged to this mortal, and I do 
not wish that any harm should be done to him. 
He is well versed in culinary arts, and I have 
called you that you too may judge of his profi¬ 
ciency.” Saying this, the host prepared the 
treat and laid the dainties before his friend. 
No sooner had the Giant tasted the delicious 
morsel than he danced with joy. At last he 
asked, “ Hast thou remunerated this man for 
all his kindness?” The host answered, “ No, 
this mortal asks a favor which it is beyond the 
reach of my endeavours to bestow on him. If 
thou wouldst kindly aid him, perhaps he would 
obtain his object.” His friend enquired what 
his wish was. The host answered, “ He is 
desirous of seeing the country of Bukawulee.” 
The other Giant returned, that it was folly to 


GOOL-I-BUKAWULEE. 


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make such a request of him. “ But,” said the 
host, “ I have sworn by the name of Solomon, 
and hence unless you aid this man in seeing his 
wish accomplished, l am ruined indeed.” In short, 
it happened that the sister of the guest, by name 
Himalah, was the principal guard of the coun¬ 
try of Bukawulee, and 18,000 Giants, who had 
charge of that portion of the realm, were her 
subordinates. To her the Giant addressed a 
letter, which ran as follows :—“ Dear Sister, I 
am compelled to take a long journey, and it 
happens that I have reared up a human being 
whom I have adopted as my son. Now, after 
my departure, he will have no one to take care 
of him ; and consequently I send him to you, in 
hopes that you will be so kind as to attend to his 
comforts.” This letter he entrusted to a messen¬ 
ger, and turning to the Prince desired him to 
accompany the bearer, and try ids fortune. The 
Prince sat on the left hand of the messenger, 
whose right shaded him from public view. They 
departed, and reached their destination safely. 


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The messenger made a low bow to Himalah, 
delivered the letter to her, and the Prince was 
much gratified to find that she received him with 
evident marks, of pleasure. 

That youth so good, so kind, so fair, 

Much pleased was she to find him there. 

At last turning to the messenger she said, “ If 
my brother had sent me a whole mine of red 
sulphur or even the ring of Solomon , it would 
not have. given me so much pleasure as what 
I feel just now.” After this she opened the 
letter, made herself acquainted with its contents, 
and answered it in the following terms :— 

“ Brother,” she wrote, “ I once had occasion 
to travel through the habitations of man, and 
thence I brought away a girl matchless in beauty, 
the daughter of a King. Her I adopted as my 
own daughter, and called her Mahmooda. She 
is now in her fourteenth year, and bright' in 
beauty as the Moon in her fourteenth night; for 
her it appears God had sent this youth :—thanks 
be to the Lord.” 


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CHAPTER -VIII. 

Bukawulee awakes, misses the Flower from 
her Garden, and sets out hn search 
of the Thief. 

When Bukawulee opened her eyes, she first 
arranged her stays and bodice, enfolded her 
graceful form in a loose flowing gown, combed 
her hair, threw on a sheet, and slowly walked in 
all her charms towards the Garden. Wherever 
she placed her steps the ground bloomed like a 
grove ; and the dust on which she set her foot 
became antimony for the eyes of the Nightingale. 
Gently she dipped her hands in the pond and 
sprinkled rose-water on her face, which was yet 
bestained with some marks of lamp-black. She 
turned her eyes on all sides, when in a sudden she 
perceived the Flower from the pond had gone ! 
She rubbed her eyes to see plainer ; but no,—they 
had not deceived her. She changed colour. A 
hue of paleness overspread her face, and as a 
flower withers by the breath of the sirocco, she 
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faded away. Looking down, her eyes fell upon 
her hands: her own ring was net there, but instead 
of that another’s. More and more she was sur¬ 
prised. “ Good God ! ” she exclaimed, “ am I 
awake or dreaming, or in the land of magic ? 
But no, this can’t be a dream ? It plainly 
appears that some mortal has done this deed ; 
for none but mortal could have come hither 
eluding the vigilance of the Giants.” Much 
was she ashamed at the circumstance, and thus 
lamented her fate : “ Oh thief! tell me thy 
name, and the reasons which induced thee to do 
such a deed. None is equal to thee in daring, 
and an ordinary man, I am sure, thou art not. 
Gold and silver are stolen by thieves ; but thou 
art not a common robber. If I could but see thee 
I would lay thy hands on my eyes, and kiss them 
over and over. Thou hast made a mine in my 
bosom, and stolen away my heart. To thy 
satisfaction thou hast not seen me ; but I doubt 
not thou hast feasted thy eyes with a sight of 
these lips, and who knows, but thou m'ayest 


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have tasted the honey therefrom. Thou hast 
stolen away the cash, the casket alone is lying 
here.” In short, she arose and retired to the 
Hall of Rubies, and summoning all the Fairies, 
punished them each for their want of vigilance ; 
but she considered not that the dart of Fate is 
irresistible. 

“ Naught can oppose the dart of Fate.” 

She then desired the Fairies to depart, and try 
and bring the thief immediately before her. 
They did as desired, but no trace whatever of the 
robber was found. 

It is true one should lose himself before he 
can find another who is lost. 

Bukawulee loved the thief. She wept, she 
grieved, she suffered, and when she could 
bear no longer, she broke the bonds of 
shame, and girding her loins for the adven¬ 
ture, set out in search of the robber, and 
turned her steps towards the desert. Every 


68 GOOL-I-BUKAWULEE; 

thing was visible to her ; she was invisible to 
all. At last she reached the land of the East. 
When she entered the City of Zein-ool-Mulook 
nought but rejoicings and festivities greeted her 
in every street and thoroughfare. Serenades 
were heard on every door. Much was she aston¬ 
ished at all these. At last she met a youth of 
fifteen or sixteen years. From him she enquire 
ed the cause of the universal gaiety. “ Knowest 
thou not,” said the young man, in reply to her 
question, “ that the blind King of this City has 
been, by the blessing of God, restored to his 
sight. Long did he suffer, and it was only 
through means of Gool-i-Bukawulee that he has 
regained his vision. His sons, after a long and 
troublesome search, have procured the Flower 
for him ; and it is his wish that all his subjects 
should rejoice for a year.” Much pleased was Bu- 
kawulee to hear this news. Now, she thought, 
I shall catch the robber, for he can’t be far from 
here. She went to the river side, bathed and 
then assuming the shape of a beautiful young 


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man, dressed Herself in male garments and turn¬ 
ed Her steps toward the Palace of the King. 
Slowly slie pursued Her way. Whoever saw Her, 
loved Her, and whoever gazed upon the scimitar 
of Her eye-brows fell a victim at once. At sight 
of Her jetty curls many a Heart was enchained, 
and every beholder Held His peace in astonish¬ 
ment at her superior beauty. The whole City 
rang with her praises, and by degrees the King 
also Heard of her. She was invited by the 
Sovereign, who desired to know her name, the 
object which brought her thither, and the name 
of the country whence she had come. The youth 
answered, “ I have come from the West, my 
name is Furrookh, and I have wandered hither 
in search of an employment. I hope I shall 
be considered as one of your servants.” The 
King acceded to her wishes, and from that 
moment, she was esteemed as one of the most 
favourite dependants of the Court. One day 
the four Princes came to see their father, who 
received them very kindly, kissed them, and 



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embraced them, and made them sit on a chair of 
state. Bukawulee, who was a silent spectatress 
of all these proceedings, enquired from a menial 
who these four Princes were. She was told that 
they were the sons of the King. She looked 
at them closely, and judged by the rules of 
Physiognomy that none had any intrinsic merit 
in them. She asked, if the King had another 
son besides these, who went in search of 
Gool-i-Bukawulee, and the answer was that 
he had none. Upon this she was much aston¬ 
ished. She blamed her fate, and soliloquised 
as follows : “Oh Fate, why afflict me thus ? I 
know thy knots are such, that the nails of hu¬ 
man endeavour can never untie them. A dream 
can be interpreted ; but my enigma cannot be 
solved by any creature on earth. My dream 
admits of no interpretation. Who was he that 
took away the Flower from my Garden, and left 
me in such lasting misery? The dart of Love is 
rankling in my heart ; but although I search my 
love, all my labour is lost, and I cannot find him 


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even here. When, oh! when will the bud of my 
heart expand? I thought I had traced out the 
thief, but no—the Heavens frown upon me, and 
my game is lost. Where shall I go now ? To 
whom shall I complain? What judge shall ren¬ 
der justice to me ? ” 

After all Bukawulee came to the conclusion, 
that the King must have another son ; for her 
knowledge of Physiognomy clearly showed to 
her that the four Princes with him had neither 
sense nor boldness in them to carry off the Flow¬ 
er from her Garden. She determined any how 
again to have recourse to patience, and abide by 
the issues of her fate. How strange it is to find 
the love following the lover who becomes the 
object of her search ; but if you consider it pro¬ 
perly, it should be so ; for until love is born in 
the heart of the mistress, all the endeavours 
of the .lover must be in vain. The fire which 
burns the heart of the lover is kindled by that 
in the love. 


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First in the Fair one’s heart love should glow bright; 

Moths come where’er the lamp burns pure in light. 

Enough. The pen desires me to stop, for it 
is over-worked ; but what has the pen done ? My 
hands as well as the pen have worked together, 
and whatever is written is written by me. Thus 
words will go on, and one will claim superiority 
over the other ; but if anv one can tell me who 
is the workman in truth, and who in appearance, 
then I also shall elucidate the respective merits 
of the lover and his love. 


CHAPTER IX. 

Himalah attended with 18,000 Giants comes 
to Taj-ool-Mulook, and builds a Palace 

EOR HIM EQUAL TO THAT OE BuKAWULEE. 

When Taj-ool-Mulook was deprived of the 
Flower by his brothers, he really did not know 
how to act. It is a true saying, “ The miseries 
of the beggar remain with the beggar.” He 
followed the four Princes, and in a few days 



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found himself in a forest, which bordered on the 
confines of his father’s dominions. He had re¬ 
course to his flint to kindle a fire, upon which 
he placed the hair which Himalah had given 
him ; and lo ! before a fourth of it was burnt his 
mother-in-law appeared, attended with 18,000 
Giants. Angrily she viewed Taj-ool-Mulook in 
the garb of a Durwaisli. “Prince !•” she exclaim¬ 
ed fiercely, “ Where is my daughter, and why 
hast thou disgraced thyself thus ? ” The Prince 
answered, “ Evei*y one is in safety ; but I have 
an undertaking in hand, which I cannot carry 
through. Hence' I have been obliged to trouble 
you.” “ Don’t have recourse to artifices, say at 
once whatever thou hast to say.” “ I wish,” 
replied the Prince, “ to build a Mansion, and 
make a Garden in this desert, which shall bear 
an exact resemblance to those of Bukawclee’s.” 
“It is easy enough, my son,” returned the 
mother ; “ but I have never seen the Garden of 
Bckaww’lee ; how then can I undertake to 
comply with thy wishes?” Taj-ool-Mulook 


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wished that she would attend to the description 
he would give her, and follow it accordingly. 
Himalah immediately despatched some hundreds 
of Giants to fetch rubies from Budakslian , and 
the best cornelian from Yemen ; and gold and 
silver in vast quantities from all the four corners 
of the globe. In three days’ time all the re¬ 
quisite materials were collected in eight heaps, 
and as the Prince directed the work proceeded. 
First, the ground was dug full two spears deep, 
and inlaid with purest gold. The Mansion was 
then raised, and in a few days completed. The 
Garden bloomed also, and trees of jasper and 
rubies extended their arms in the wildest luxuri¬ 
ance. A pond was prepared in the middle, and 
filled with the most fragrant rose-water. In 
short, of all the precious stones and minerals 
which the Giants had brought, half was devoted 
to the preparation of the building, one-fourth 
was given to the workmen, and the rest was 
deposited in the treasury. When the erection 
of the fabric was completed and approved of by 


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Taj-ool-Mulook, Himalah asked him if he 
knew what trouble she had encountered for him. 
“ Giants,” she continued, “ are the enemies of 
men. I, however, on the contrary, have shewn 
every kindness to you. Through my means 
you entered the country of Bukawulee, and for 
all that thou hast done there, I have been punish¬ 
ed. Remember all this is for the sake of dear 
Mahmooda, whom I hope you will keep in hap¬ 
piness and comfort.” She departed, and the 
Prince attended by all his retinue, started for 
the place where he had left his wife and Dilbur. 
He found them there, and placing them in the 
most magnificent palanqueens, covered with the 
richest brocade, and followed by slaves, dressed 
in the richest style of taste, brought them to the 
place which he had prepared for them, and com¬ 
menced to live happily in their society. 



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* •; CHAPTER X. 

ZeIN-OOL-MuLOOK HEARS THAT HIS SON HAS 
ERECTED A PALACE. 

It is related, that as a slave of Taj-ool-Mulook 
by name,®^.was walking about in the forest, 
be beheld several woodmen passing that way. 
He enquired who they were, and where they 
were bound to. They said they were woodmen 
of the East, and that their children as well 
as themselves were supported by their labour. 
The slave desired them to convey their burdens 
to the house of his master, and promised that 
not only the true price of the article would be 
paid them, but that a magnificent reward would 
be added, which could keep them rich for the 
remainder of their lives. The men answered 
that they had never seen any sign of population 
in the forest ; upon which Saed told them to 
advance, and see^ whether what he said was true 
or not. The woodmen tempted by the offer of 
the reward went forward, but no sooner had 


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they seen the building, than they exclaimed, 
“ God save us from the power of the devil ! My 
good Sir, whither are you leading us ? We do 
not want any reward or presents. Excuse us, 
we cannot go and throw ourselves in the fire.” 
Saed assured them there was no fire, but the 
glitter of the rubies only. Upon which they 
went forward, and treading upon pavements of 
gold and silver were brought before Taj-ool- 
Mulook, who presented them each with a valu¬ 
able piece of cloth, and desired them to come 
daily in the hopes of receiving greater rewards. 
This was too much for them. They left their 
native country, and went and settled there. 
When this was noised about amongst their 
neighbours, many followed their examples ; but 
none returned home. The Kotwal daily report¬ 
ed to the King, that his subjects were leaving 
the City by degrees, and at last it was found 
that in one night, one thousand of the aristocra¬ 
cy had departed therefrom. The Minister en¬ 
quired whither they went. “ I have heard/’ 


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answered the Kotwal , “ that in a forest a City 
has been built on foundations of gold, and that 
a Palace has been erected, which is unequalled 
on earth. Whoever sees it exclaims :— 

“ If there’s a Paradise on earth, 

’Tis this, ’tis this.” 

The generosity of the Monarch of that City 
promises to erase the name of Hatim from the 
minds of the people ; and such is the fame of his 
justice, that the glory of Nousherwan is really 
eclipsed ! The Minister asked how can man do 
aught which is beyond the power of mortals to 
perform ? ” “ But repeated news have reached 

me about it / 7 answered the Kotwal; “ how can it 
be false then ? That powerful God, who trans¬ 
formed a man into a woman, and metamorphosed 
a woman into a man, can also give wealth, 
which is like a good-looking woman, to a human 
being. Ask not why the vulgar prosper. It is 
plain there is no reason for it. Have 3m u not 
heard the story of that Prince who borrowed 


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virility from a Giant, and married a wife ? ” 

“ No,” answered the Vazeer. “ Attend then,” 
said the Kotwal: “ In ancient times there lived 
a King, who, notwithstanding that he had a 
hundred beautiful girls in his Harem, had no 
issue from any one of them. It happened, 
however, that one of these fair creatures con¬ 
ceived. When nine months had expired, she 
brought forth a daughter. After this three chil¬ 
dren were repeatedly born to her ; but every 
time a female. When she was pregnant for the 
fourth time, the King swore, that, if a daughter 
was bom again, he would have both the mother 
and child destroyed. It happened, however, 
that a daughter was again born ; but lovely and 
fairy-like was the child: The mother, anxious 
to preserve the life of her darling, gave out that 
it was a son, and prevailed upon the astrologers, 
to counsel the King, not to see the child’s face 
for ten years, for if he did , it would harm him. 
The father agreed to do as desired. When the" 
girl grew up in years and understanding, and 


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when the prohibited time was near expiring, the 
mother explained matters to her, and requested 
of her to assume the garb of a young man, and 
thus appear before the King, that in this way 
her life, and her mother’s too, may be preserved. 
The daughter agreed to the proposition, and 
acted up to the instructions she had received. At 
last she was betrothed to the daughter of another 
Prince. When the wedding day approached,, the 
King enrobed her in rich garments, and, placing 
her on a golden litter, despatched her to the 
country of the bride. The girl sometimes wept, 
and sometimes laughed at the situation in 
which she was placed. At last when she reach¬ 
ed a dense wood, where she had occasion to 
stay for the night, she could bear her shame no 
longer, and finding life nothing less than a 
burden, she left her litter secretly and wandered 
far away into Indra’s garden, i. e., a forest, in 
hopes that some beast of prey would destroy 
her. After roaming for some time she found 
herself under the branches of a tall, umbrage- 


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ous tree, on which dwelt a Giant who imme¬ 
diately fell in love with her beauty. In the 
shape of a young man he appeared to her, and 
enquired into the cause of her distress. The 
girl gave a faithful version of her story ; upon 
which the Giant’s heart melted, and he agreed to 
change her to a man and himself to a woman 
for a short time. She consented to this ; and 
the transformation was soon made. She depart¬ 
ed, light and happy-hearted, and rejoined her 
attendants unperceived by any. In a few days 
more she reached the country of her bride : the 
marriage was consummated, and the old King re¬ 
turned to his country. The false Prince remain¬ 
ed there until a child was born to him, and then 
he set out to follow his father. When passing 
through the same forest, he sought out the well- 
known tree, and found the Giant sitting in the 
shape of an old woman ready to. weep. “ Oh 
Giant! ” cried the Prince, “ through thy favor I 
have obtained the wish of my heart ; take my 
manhood now, and restore my womanhood to me.” 


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“ Alas ! I cannot do so,” said the Giant, “ fate 
willed it otherwise.” The Prince enquired into 
the cause of it. “ I was sitting,” said the Giant, 
“ like a woman waiting for thee when all on a 
sudden another Giant appeared. Qn seeing him 
my passions were roused ; I could not forbear. 
He too ran, and locking me fast in his embraces, 
accomplished the object we both had in view. 
Now if I restore thy manhood to thee, at the 
time of my travail, I must despair of my life. 
Besides this, I have found * * # * Go now, 
retain thy manhood, I am content to remain a 
woman.” The Vazeer remarked, “ God is great 
and powerful. I do not doubt this ; but how can 
a man act so miraculously I cannot comprehend. 
Perhaps you have not heard the story of the 
Bird and the Beggar. I will tell it to you. “ In 
the time of King Solomon a pair of Birds were 
feeding on the streets, when all on a sudden they 
beheld a Beggar approaching them. The female 
cried out, “ There is the enemy coming ! Take 
care of him ! ” The male remarked, that the 


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man seemed a godly person, and that he appre¬ 
hended no danger from him. Whilst they 
were yet speaking, the Beggar came near and 
flung a rod upon them with such force, that one 
of the arms of the male Bird broke. Flying 
somehow from the tyrant, the Bird repaired to 
King Solomon, and after blessing the Monarch, 
brought his complaint against the Durwesh. 
The King summoned the Beggar, and asked 
why he had wantonly harmed the Bird. The 
Durwesh urged in reply, that Birds were made 
for the food of man, and hence there was no 
tyranny in flinging a stick at any one of them. 
The Bird returned that, although he was a small 
creature, he had yet sense enough to distinguish 
friends from foes ; flying from the latter, and 
courting the favour of the former. He had 
thought that the Durwesh was a godly man ; 
but nowdt plainly appeared to him that Satan 
was his guide, and that he was a hypocrite, and 
by no means fit to wear the garb of sanctity. 
This pleased Solomon, and he cursed the Dur- 


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wesh and turned him out. After a few days this 
Very Bird, whilst picking food, was entrapped 
by another Durwesh, who immediately placed 
him in a cage. The Bird despaired of life, but 
yet he took courage to address him as follows :— 
“ Oh man of God ! if you sell me, you will pro¬ 
fit little or nothing ; and by eating me up your 
appetite will scarcely be satiated. But if you 
will promise to release me, I on my part 
promise to relate a story, the words of which 
will be as pearls strung together.” The Dur - 
wesh pulled him out from the cage, and holding 
him in his hand, desired him to proceed. “ The 
World say,” commenced the Bird, “ that if God 
wills, he can take out a caravan of seventy-two 
camels from the eye of a needle. This is true. 
Nothing is impossible before the power of God, 
although man may not believe it. The second 
point is. Man should never be sorry for aught 
that happens to him without his own fault. Oh 
Durwesh / leave me, and I shall speak more to 
you.” Accordingly he was released, and sitting 


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upon a tree, addressed the Durwesh as follows : 

What a fool thou art ! Where was thy sense 
when thou settest me free ? You knew not what 
a prey you were losing ; know then, there was a 
valuable ruby in my stomach ! If you had kill¬ 
ed me, you would have gained that precious 
stone.” The Dunpesh commenced rubbing his 
hands at hearing this, and said, “ Well, I have 
lost the ruby, now let me hear thy speech.” 
“ Thy mind,” said the F3ird, “ is like a slippery 
surface. No word can hold its place on it. 
Why, then, should I waste them ? It is a true 
saying, ‘ to cry before a blind man is to lose 
your own sight.’ Just now I advised thee never 
to be sorry for that which is lost without thy 
own fault. Fool that thou art, to forget these 
words, and not to consider that it would have 
been impossible for me to swallow the ruby.” 
Saying this he flew aw r ay, and the Durwesh 
returned disappointed. “ I have related this 
Story,” added the Vaz.eer, still addressing the 
Kotwal, “ to show that God is All-powerful ; 


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but Man should always judge from the testi¬ 
mony of his own eye, before he speaks aught 
to his King.” 

CHAPTER XL 

Zein-o.ol-Mclook is invited by Taj-ool- 
Mulook and accepts the invitation. 

The Kotwal being desired by his master went 
to inspect the Palace of Taj-ool-Mulook. Before 
he had advanced far into the forest he exclaim¬ 
ed, “ Heavens ! how the wood is burning ! its 
flames reach the skies ! ” Going further he per¬ 
ceived the floor of gold, and then the Palace stood 
in view, showing that no conflagration was 
raging there. Taj-ool-Mulook hearing of the ar¬ 
rival of the Kotwal ordered the ponds to be filled, 
and the fountains to be set a-playing. The Kot¬ 
wal was then desired to sit in the hall and witness 
the admirable arrangements made in the Garden. 
On whatever side he turned his eyes, he was 



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dazzled by the glitter of the show. When Taj- 
ool-Mulook graced the throne with his presence 
the Kotwal arose, made his obeisance to him, and 
added, that his King had heard the intelligence 
of the building of the Palace, and sent him (the 
Kotwal) for inspection and report. “ If you have 
any desire,” he continued, “ to measure your 
strength with my Sovereign, you may be sure 
that he is more than a match for you. Excuse 
the freedom of my speech ; but I am led to these 
remarks by the consideration, that one scabbard 
cannot hold two swords, nor one country be 
governed by two Kings.” Taj-ool-Mclook 
answered, “ In this desert I have built a mansion, 
in which I intend to pass my days in devotion. 
Sovereignty I covet not, but wish to be consi¬ 
dered as a well-wisher of your King. On 
hearing these words, the Kotwal departed, much 
pleased, and reported all the facts to the Vazeer 
who had sent him, and he in his turn informed 
the King of all the particulars. Amongst those 
present, many believed the report, and many 


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did not • bat Bukawulee, who was one of the 
hearers, praised God in her heart, and hoped that 
the knot of her difficulties would now be untied, 
and the dawn of comfort appear after the dissi¬ 
pation of the night of despair. 

Rejoice my eyes, the truth is clear, 

Thy love is nigh, that friend so dear. 

The King was lost in amazement, and expressed 
his fear lest some day or other the new Prince 
would become a source of annoyance to him. 
The Vazeer remarked, that Philosophers have 
declared, that it is better to conciliate an enemy 
than to contend with him. Never have recourse 
to violence, so long as peace is possible. “ Now,” 
continued the Vazeer, “ it is necessary for you to 
be on terms of friendship with this Prince.” The 
King said, “ You can manage the matter best. Be 
you the negotiator ; go to him and try to gain 
him over ; but act in such a way, that the ser¬ 
pent may be killed and the stick not broken.” 
The Vazeer departed as ordered. Taj-ool-Mu- 


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look received him kindly. Carpets were spread ; 
fresh rose-water poured in the ponds ; the foun¬ 
tains resumed their play ; and the Hall of Rubies 
arranged for the reception of the Minister. The 
Prince presented himself, upon which the visi¬ 
tor arose and made a low bow and expressed 
himself to the effect, that the Kotwal , who had 
lately visited the Prince, had given a very favor¬ 
able report of the regard which the Prince 
bore to the Sovereign of the East, who was 
thereupon appeased, and now entertained a great 
desire of seeing him. “Nothing,” added the 
Minister, “is better than to see two streams of 
justice and generosity making a confluence .’ 1 
The Prince expressed himself highly gratified 
with the message, and declared that he also had 
an intense desire of seeing the King. The 
Vazeer said, “Please Heaven ! in a week the 
King will be here.” After this he was treated 
to a sumptuous feast. Dinner was served in 
plates of gold and silver, which were placed on. 
a table-cloth made of the richest brocade. The 


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Prince dined with the Minister, after which he 
ordered that all the attendants of his guest should 
be treated as courteously as the guest himself, 
and that the gold and silver plates should not be 
taken back from them. Dinner over, the Vazeer 
returned to his own country, and gave a faithful 
version of all what he had seen and heard, to the 
King, his master. That very night Taj-ool- 
Mulook placed Himalah’s hair on fire, and 
immediately she was there with a thousand 
Giants. Mahmooda rose to greet her mother, 
who kissed and embraced both her children, and 
enquired if they were in health. Taj-ool-. 
Mulook answered, “In your safety is our happi¬ 
ness, and all' our wants supplied. To-morrow, 
however, the King of the East will visit me; I 
wish therefore that } T ou will order carpets of wool 
and red and green velvet to be spread on the 
ground from my Palace to his, and erect at the 
distance of every two miles, tents made of fine 
ermine, with strings ,of gold texture, and screens 
of satin and brocade, and hooks of gold and 


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silver. These tents must be so numerous, that 
every attendant of the King may be accommo¬ 
dated in each separately.” The Giants were 
ordered to do the needful during; the night, and 
Himalah retured to her own country. The 
next day the King of the East, according to 
promise, ordered the Vazeer and Ameers to be 
clothed in the most gorgeous dresses, and attend¬ 
ed by several thousand horsemen, dressed in 
every variety of fashion, on his right, and as 
many on his left, preceded by hundreds of ele¬ 
phants, and followed by innumerable camels, set 
out for the country of Taj-ool-Mulook. He 
was seated on the back of a camel, and* Buka- 
WULEE in the garb of a youth attended him—the 
four Princes, his sons, clad in garments of roy¬ 
alty, sat on their own elephants. The proces¬ 
sion set out; but scarcely had they gone a mile, 
when the eyes of the King fell on one of the 
tents erected on the way. It was glittering 
most gloriously in the sun, and the King mistook 
it for the Palace of the Prince. The Vazeer 


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observed that this was very strange, for there 
was nothing but a dense forest a few days ago 
in that very spot, but it appears that God had 
given such extraordinary powers to a mortal, 
that it exceeded the comprehension of man to 
understand its nature. “ The true Palace,” he 
observed, “ is far off.” The Vazeer was yet talk-r 
ing, when a domestic of the Prince came funning, 
and declared that it was the wish of his master 
that as soon as the King had departed from one 
stage, the house furnitures, &c., provided for his 
reception, were to be given away to the poor. 
It was requested, also, that the King should 
refresh himself in any stage where he chose to 
stay. In short, the further the King advanced, 
the more grand did he see these preparations 
awaiting his arrival. The Prince came in ad¬ 
vance two miles, to greet the Sovereign, and 
receive him with every mark of gratification 
and pleasure. The ponds were* filled, and foun¬ 
tains played again; the King was perfectly 
astonished at what he saw, and the glare and 


(jOOL-I-BUKAWULEEi 

glitter of the show bewildered him. Bukawu- 
lee also gazed upon the countenance of the 
Prince and lost her sense entirely. 

Those brows were fraught with deadly darts, 

To wound and captivate all hearts. 

Wherever she turned her eyes, she found 
every thing arranged as they were in her own 
house. She thought that the host was a power¬ 
ful magician, who had removed her Palace hither, 
and placed the forest under a talismanic in¬ 
fluence. She beckoned to a Fairy, who attended 
her in human shape, and desired her to look 
well into the matter. The Fairy, after deep 
consideration, said, that her own Palace was safe 
enough, but that this was a complete and perfect 
copy of that. She, moreover, added, that the 
Prince appeared to be a clever person, and that 
every praise was due to his ingenuity. Buka- 
Wulee rejoiced in her heart to hear this : for, 
thought she, I have at last discovered the thief, 
and there is every hope of my recovering the 



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property I have lost. At that moment she was 
inclined to disclose the secret, but modesty 
forbad. Nothing was left her but to have 
recourse to patience. In the meantime, the 
board was spread, and every sort of dainty laid 
upon it. It is perfectly impossible for the 
writer to give a full description of all the delica¬ 
cies exposed to view there. 

The King, together with the Princes and the 
Nobles, were highly delighted with the manners of 
the host, and enjoyed the feast with every mark 
of gratification. In the meantime, bards and 
singers were called in, and music and song diffused 
their charms over all. When every amusement 
was over, the King and Taj-ool-Mulook joined 
in conversation. The Prince enquired how many 
sons he had. The King pointed to the four 
Princes, and answered these alone were his four 
children. “ I had one more ,’ 7 he added, “ by 
gazing on whose countenance I lost my eye¬ 
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It now ; bat there is no knowing where that 
child has gone.” Taj-ool-Mulook asked, how 
it was that the Prince had turned away his face 
from duty, and left his father’s house ? He also 
enquired if any one in the company could 
recognise him or not. Upon this, Zein-ool- 
Mulook gave a detailed account of the birth of 
the lost Prince, as well as a full history of his 
own blindness. He then pointed to a Vazeer , 
who was his private Minister, and said, that he 
alone could make him out. The Prince turned 
towards him, and enquired if in the whole com¬ 
pany he saw any one who bore any resemblance 
* to Taj-ool-Mulook. The old and experienced 
man, after gazing steadfastly on the countenance 
of the speaker, replied that no one but the 
Prince himself bore any resemblance to the 
person enquired after ; and the tone of his conver¬ 
sation also was similar to his. On hearing this, 
Taj-ool-Mulook arose and fell on the feet of his 
father, and declared that he was that unhappy 
son who had thus been doomed by his adverse 



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fate to wander away from him. He thanked 
God, that his eyes were now blessed with a 
sight of him. Zein-ool-Mulook was highly 
delighted. He pressed his son to his heart, 
kissed his eyes, and praised God for the blessing 
thus conferred on him ; and added, My son ! 
I am highly delighted to find that grandeur and 
magnificence have attended you. I knew all 
this from your horoscope, and praise be to the 
Creator, that I have lived to witness this myself. 
It is fortunate, my eyes are re-enlightened, that 
I can see you happy ; but tell me where have 
you been all this time, and is your heart inde¬ 
pendent or in the possession of another? The 
Prince answered, that he t had two wives, who 
would, with his father’s permission, be very 
glad to pay their duty to him. The King 
assenting to the proposal, the Prince retired to 
the inner departments of the Palace, and came 
out attended by Dilbur and Mahmooda. 
These fair creatures stopped at the very thresli- 
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until Zein-ool-Mclook impatiently exclaimed, 
“ Why do they not come near me, that my eyes 
may be illumined and my heart delighted by 
beholding them ! ” 

The Prince answered, “ My Sovereign, it is 
shame that restrains your slaves. The four 
Princes, your sons, were once their slaves, and 
they bear the marks of bondage on their back. 
If you have any doubt of this you can easily 
satisfy yourself.” On hearing this, the color 
vanished from the countenance of the four 
Princes, who immediately retired, fearing to be 
disgraced in public. Then did the two wives 
of the Prince come forward, and fall on the feet 
of his Majesty, who now expressed a desire 
of hearing a faithful account of the travels of 
the Prince, together with the history of his two 
wives. His son recounted all : how he suffered 
a thousand inconveniences in his peregrinations ; 
how his brothers were made the slaves of Dil- 
bur ; how Himalah was kind to him ; how he 

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gained Mahmooda in marriage ; how he bore 
away the Flower from Bukawulee’s Garden ; 
how he saw that lovely Princess in unconscious 
sleep ; how his brothers had deprived him of 
the Flower, and how he had made a Palace in 
that forest,—all, all he recounted fully and faith¬ 
fully. Zein-ool-Mulook immediately thought 
of the mother of his son. “ You,” he said, 
speaking to the Prince, “ have restored my eye¬ 
sight and opened the gates of joy to me ; it is 
now incumbent on me to communicate these 
happy tidings to your mother, and relieve her 
from the pains of absence, by restoring her long 
lost child to her.” lie arose to depart. That 
very day he paid a visit to Taj-ool-Mulook’s 
mother, begged a thousand pardons for all that 
he had done to her, and then informed her of 
the return of her son. 

My friend, as thy works are, so shall thy 
reward be. If like the Prince, thou wilt attend 
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and will meet and embrace thee. If thou goest 
not to him, he will come to thee. Hence, never 
do a deed, which will bring infamy on thee, as 
it did on the other four Princes. 


CHAPTER XII. 

Bukawclee departs erom the country of 
Zein-ool-M crook : SHE addresses 
a letter to Taj-ool-Mulogk. 

When Zein-ool-Mulook returned to his capi¬ 
tal, Bukawulee departed from him, and reach¬ 
ed her own Garden, whence she addressed a 
letter to Taj-ool-Mulook. In it she enclosed 
the ring of the Prince, and entrusted the packet 
to the Fairy Summun Roo, who was her confi¬ 
dante. Her she desired to deliver the missive 
to the Prince, when she found him free from all 
the concerns of life. The Fairy immediately 
departed, riding on a female dragon, and in an 
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When Taj-ool-Mulook was sitting alone, think¬ 
ing of Bukawulee, she suddenly appeared to 
him, and delivered the charge entrusted to her. 
The Prince recognized his ring, and opening the 
letter read as follows :—“ I begin in the name 
of God, who has no equal in the universe. He 
it is who has placed the stars in Heaven, and 
has created both Genii and men. To the Fairy 
he has given beauty • but, still for all that, for 
Fairies even are struck by the darts of human 
love. Cast but thy sight on the countenance 
of Leila, and she will become Majnoon for 
thee ; and if the reflex of thy beauty shine on 
Sheereen, she will become her own Furhad. 
The sun, as well as the atoms that dance in 
his beams, are equally enamoured of thee. 
The light of love thou hast lightened, and 
reason like a moth is burned in flame. 
After my compliments to thee, oh King 
of Beauty and Grace, let me tell thee that the 
arrows which sprung from the bows of thy eye¬ 
brows have wounded my heart to its core ) and 


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thy raven locks descending luxuriantly, have en¬ 
chained and enfettered me. Love has triumphed 
over me ; he is my master both externally and 
internally. It is wrong to think that one heart 
is apprised of the feelings of another ; but here am 
I burning, suffering, and no impression is made 
on thee. Without thee my house is a scene of 
woe, and even Heaven is Hell. I am panting for 
the life-bestowing elixir of thy kisses. Thy love 
has deprived me of my heart ; I should not won¬ 
der if I find no portion of it within my breast. 
Do thou accept my virgin love. Thou art the 
river, and I am dying of thirst ; come at once 
and slake it. If you come not, I will die of a 
broken heart * but when I shall rise at the day of 
resurrection, I shall call thee to account. What 
wilt thou answer me thei}, when I will ask thee 
why didst thou kill me ? J3ut this is enough. 
My feelings will be apparent from this.’ 7 

Taj-ool-Mulook carefully studied every word 
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was inspired by feelings of genuine affection. 
That moment all the suppressed emotion of his 
heart awoke ; he had no other means left but to 
have recourse to patience. He took the pen in 
his hand, and thus replied to the letter which he 
had received 

“ Oh thou, wdio knowest well how to burn the 
heart of thy lover, the whole style of thy letter 
shows that thou art fully inclined to oppress my 
suffering bosom. Thou art beautiful ; thou aft, 
indeed, the robber that waits for the prey, in the 
path of love ; thy eye-brows are like swords, and 
in thine eyes lodge hidden enchantments and 
lightnings to captivate and burn the soul. The 
rose-bud is ashamed before thy countenance, and 
the ruby colorless before thy lips. I am an 
atom: thou art the sun indeed—Oh thou charm¬ 
ing Venus , and lovelier than the idols of China ! 
every word of thy letter has made a lasting im¬ 
pression on my heart; I have passed my nights 
in sighs and groans. The impress of thy coun- 


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tenance will never be erased from the tablet of 
my memory. As long as the moon will retain 
her light, so long will my heart retain thy love. 
Never think that I shall forget thee, nay, not 
for a moment shall my heart lose the idea of thy 
enchanting charms. Thy name fills me with 
impatience. When first I heard it, I undertook 
to endure every trouble ; I made friendship with 
the Genii to induce them to convey me to thy 
fairy-land : I saw thee, and the wound in my 
heart was terribly enlarged. Is it that a spark 
from my heart has fallen on thine, or has the 
lightning of desire struck thee ? 

O o 

When Love attracts two hearts ; ’tis plain 
Its influence will in both remain. 

I am nothing, but the honor comes from thee. 

What can the lover do until 
His beauteous love is too his will ? 

Enough now. 

What the hand writes, the pen should not know. 

What lovers write, their pens should never know. 


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He then signed the letter, sealed it, and deli¬ 
vered it to the Fairy Summun Roo, requesting of 
her at the same time to desire his most affec¬ 
tionate regards to Bukawulee. The Fairy 
departed, reached her destination safely, and did 
all what she was desired to do. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

Taj-ool-Mulook goes to Bukawulee,—Buka¬ 
wulee IS IMPRISONED. 

When Bukawulee found that she loved Ta.t- 
ool-Mulook too well, and that patience was fail¬ 
ing her, she desired Summun Roo to summon 
IIimalaII at once. In a moment that Fairy 
reached her destination obedient to the command 
she had received. Himalah enquired into the 
cause of her embarrassment, and asked if all were 
right. The Fairy answered, that the* Princess 
had called her, and that the least delay was 
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hour was unseasonable, and she trembled as 
she proceeded. She found Bukawulee struck 
by the dart of Love. She saw her weeping 
and groaning bitterly. Bowing low before 
her, “0 Beauty,” she exclaimed, “ whence 
is thy countenance changed, and why is thy 
heart sad ? Why are the rose-bud^ of thy 
cheeks moistened with the drops of thy tears ? 
Share thy grief with me—smile, and for God’s 
sake disclose thy secret to me.” “ Stubborn crea¬ 
ture,” answered Bukawulee, “ why dost thou 
deviate from the path of thy duty ? Thou hast 
set fire, now try to extinguish it. Thy son-in- 
law is in fault, and through thy means he reach¬ 
ed my country. He has cast a stigma on my 
pure character, and has seen ine half-naked. If 
thou vainest thy own life, proceed immediately 
and bring him to me.” Himalah smiled. ■ “For 
such an insignificant matter,” she said, “you 
have troubled yourself so much. Arise now, 
suppress your tears, wash your face,’ smile, and 
speak. In a moment I can go and bring him by 


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the ears before your presence. ” Swift fled Him- 
alah, and in the twinkling of the eye reached the 
Prince. Smilingly she said, “ Arise thou moth, 
thy candle invites thee.” On hearing this the 
Prince fell on her feet. Himalah raised him. 
pressed him in her arms, and placing him on her 
shoulders, carried him to the realm of Bukawu- 
lee. In the meantime Jumalah Khatoon, the 
mother of Bukawulee, was apprised of all these 
proceedings. She was told that her daughter 
had deviated from the path of duty. It was evi¬ 
dent that she was in love with a mortal. On 
this account she had come to her daughter, and 
perceiving that such was the case, she could not 
repress her rage. Striking her forehead, she said, 
“ 0 thou contemptible creature ! I wish to Hea¬ 
ven thou wert not born ; whence hast thou dis¬ 
interested thyself, and wherefore proceed in thy 
reckless career ? The character of all the Fairies 
is lost, and the reputation of thy own family 
ruined. 1 ” On hearing this she laid her fingers 
on her ears,' and swore by all the powers, (falling 


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at the same time on the feet of her mother,) that 
she knew not what love meant, and that she had 
never seen the face of a man even in her dreams. 
Her only surprise was, how any one could ven¬ 
ture to stigmatize her. She begged of her 
mother to tell her the name of her defamer, and 
she declared that unless the information was 
given she would much rather part with her 
life. The heart of a mother always feels what 
no other does, and no doubt, hers melted at 
once. With assumed harshness she replied, “ Be 
silent, don’t have recourse to artifice, and shed 
no more tears.” Whilst the conversation was 
still going on, Himalah and Taj-ool-Mulook 
reached. The Fairy Summun Boo, who was 
the confidante of the Princess, gave timely 
notice of their arrival. The Princess too ex¬ 
pressed her desire that the visitors may be safely 
conducted to one of her private apartments. 
For three hours Bukawulee was compelled to 
keep the company of her mother, whom, when 
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her footsteps on the floor, trembling with fear 
and warmed with love. In short, she gained 
access to the Prince. The moment he gazed on 
that enchanting countenance, his sense failed 
him, and fainting he fell on the ground. Buka- 
wulee ran to aid him. She placed his head 
on her lap, kissed him on his mouth and 
cheeks j she who was, indeed, the rose of his 
affection. The moment he inhaled her breath, 
the strength of his spirit returned to him, and 
he opened his eyes, and finding his head placed 
on the lap of one whose forehead was as bright 
as Venus, he thanked his stars and rose imme¬ 
diately in all happiness. The eyes of each were 
fixed on and close rivetted to those of the other. 
At last the wine of love circulated freely, and 
desire seizing and removing the veil of modesty, 
remained predominant. Shame gave way, and 
each was blessed with the sweetness which love 
successful always experiences. The fire of 
absence was quenched, and pleasure spread a 
delightful coolness on the heart of both. Alas ! 


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alas 1 that this world should always separate lov¬ 
ing hearts (lit. keep off the Moon from Mercury.) 
Wherever two friends have sat long together* 
she is always sure to throw the stone of absence 
between them. For one day of bliss she will 
entail years and years of misery *^-nay, nay* 
this is too good even ; there is nothing but 
deceit and malice in all her doings ! It happen¬ 
ed that JuMALAii Khatoon awoke at midnight : 
the moon had cast her brightest lustre on the 
Garden. She arose, determined to enjoy the 
scene. Accidentally she was led to the very 
spot where the two lovers slept, each fondly 
embraced by the other. The fire of her wrath 
was kindled on beholding this. Not being able 
to suppress her rage, she flung the Prince, as if 
he were a stone, to the regions of magic, and 
slapped Bckawulee, until the hue of her 
cheeks was equal to that of the reddest tulip. 
After this she conveyed her to the Garden of 
Erum , which was in the possession of her father, 
to whom she disclosed all she had witnessed. 


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Feeroze Shah, for such was the name of her 
father, appointed a thousand Fairies to divert her 
attention from human love. Night and day did 
they persuade her, by all their eloquence, to 
turn her attention from the Prince ; but to no 
purpose : the more they spoke, the more she 
loved ; the more they tried to extinguish her 
flame, the more it blazed ; and continually would 
she devote her time in thinking of her lost love,, 
and repeating the following lines :— 

“ God ! let no one suffer the pains of absence 
as I do :—pains which are more trying than all 
other woes of the world put together. My days 
and nights are passed in sighs and one loved idea 
continually haunts me. My eyes weep tears of 
blood,—far away from thee ! Oh Heaven ! if 
any mercy is to be shown to me, dost thou shorten 
the days of absence. To whom shall I com¬ 
plain ?—Whither go ?—and claim justice from 
whom ?—-Oh, absence, absence! Is there no 
one to punish thee ?—True it is—borrowing the 


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words of Hafiz of Sheeraz—my groans are the 
groans of sufferings, and like the bird of morning 
I mourn the absence of my mate.” 

The Fairies saw plainly that Love had made 
a home in her heart. They told Feeroze Shah, 
at last, that, notwithstanding all their exertions, 
they had not been able to accomplish aught. 
Upon this the King easily perceived that his 
daughter was entirely lost. He had no other 
means left, but to throw a talismanic influence 
on her, and that Fairy found herself confined 
with golden fetters round her feet. 


CHAPTER XIV. 

Taj-ool-Mulook falls into a river ; THENCE 

COMES OUT SAFELY AND CHANGES HIS REAL 
SHAPE. 

It is related, that when Jumalah Khatoon 
had flung off the Prince in the air, he dropped 
into a fathomless abyss. The waves tost him 



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to and fro. Now like a pearl he would sink to 
the bottom, and now like a bubble rise to the 
surface. After a few days of suffering, he at 
last reached the shore. It is true, even Death 
cannot extend his hand on the life of a true 
Lover. Struggling he emerged from the waters, 
and set his foot on dry ground. The heat of the 
sun reanimated and restored him to strength. He 
arose and advanced a little, until a green island 
came in view. He turned towards it, and found 
that every sort of fruit tree was standing therein. 
He walked on, until he reached the garden, 
every tree of which was laden with fruits bear¬ 
ing a direct resemblance to humam skulls. 
The moment that these beheld the Prince, they 
laughed loud, and dropped before him. In a 
moment the branches were again laden with 
fruits of the same appearance. The Prince on 
beholding this was a good deal astonished, nay, 
a little afraid; he started thence immediately, 
and reached a garden full of pomegranate trees, 
each of which having the shape of a huge water 


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pot. Taj-ool-Mulook pulled down one of these 
fruits and broke it, when lo ! innumerable small 
and beautiful birds flew out of it. This doubly 
surprised him. In short, wherever be wandered, 
be met the strangest novelties. No relief ap¬ 
peared in view. Tired at last, be collected a 
large quantity of wood, tied it together and 
pronouncing the name of God, cast it on the 
water and placed himself on it. After a few 
days be reached a shore which led to one of the 
wildest forests. When evening advanced, he 
climbed a tree, fearing lest wild beasts should 
attack him. Three-fourths of the night were 
passed on it, when all on a sudden a rumbling noise 
was heard from the south. The Prince looked 
to the east and to the west, but he could discern 
no object. At last a gigantic dragon came slowly 
under that very tree on which he sat. Taj-ool- 
Mulook was perfectly alarmed on seeing the 
creature, and were it not for the branches which 
he firmly clasped he would have dropped down 
senseless. After a moment, the dragon brought 


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forth a serpent from his mouth, which vomitted 
a gem, bright as the sun, which he placed under 
the tree. The light that was cast from it ex- 
tended over an expanse of eight hundred miles, 
brightening every mountain and jungle. Before 
it danced innumerable birds and beasts, every 
one of which was pulled up and devoured by 
the dragon. At last he was overgorged and re- 
swallowing the serpent returned whence he had 
come. The Prince wished he could gain the 
gem ; for which purpose he long remained in 
thought devising a plan ; but morning dawned 
before he came to any firm determination. He 
then walked towards the river side, and brought 
away a heavy piece of clay from there. In 
the evening he again c]imbed the tree and sat 
patiently. At the usual hour the dragon re¬ 
turned, emitted the serpent again, and as soon 
as the gem was placed under the tree, the 
Prince cast the piece of clay directly on it. 
Darkness was immediately spread over the face 
of the earth, and both the dragon and the 


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serpent beat their beads and died. The Prince 
descended; possessed himself of the jewel, and 
departed thence. Three days he passed in tra¬ 
velling, and his nights in resting on trees. 
Thus after a long journey he reached a forest, 
and as evening was fast setting in, climbed up 
a tree on which was built a nest inhabited by a 
martin, who could speak the human language. 
The Bird was explaining several matters of im¬ 
portance to her young ones, and laying open 
every stratagem to them ; for she knew too well 
that words once heard are seldom forgotten. 
That night her young ones desired her to give 
them some stories about that forest in particu¬ 
lar. The martin answered : “ This Forest is full 
of the richest treasures, and besides all those, 
there is a pond towards the south on the banks 
of which grows a tree of amazing height. Any. 
one placing its bark on his head will become 
invisible to all, whilst every thing will be 
visible to him ; but the only difficulty is that' 
no one can go to that tree, because it is guarded 


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by a dragon who is invulnerable both by 
swords and arrows.” The young ones enquir¬ 
ed, “ How then could any one reach there ? ” 
The mother answered, “ If any brave man would 
go up boldly, and as soon as the dragon would 
rush upon him, if he would jump down into the 
pond he would be metamorphosed into a crow. 
He should not fear then, but immediately fly 
and place himself on one of the western branches 
of the tree, which bends with a load of innu¬ 
merable red and green fruits. Shoiild he £at 
one of the red fruits, he will regain his original 
shape ; and if a green one, no arms will have 
effect upon him ; should he tie one round his 
waist, he could travel on the air. Its leaves 
have a perfect balsamic influence, and if a 
lock of a hundred maunds of iron be touched 
with its wood, it would fly open instantly.” 

Taj-ool-Mulook was highly delighted at 
hearing these secrets revealed, and early in the 
morning started in quest of that wonderful tree. 


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He reached it. The dragon rushed on him, but 
lie jumped boldty into the pond. He flew like 
a bird towards the tree, and gained the very 
branch pointed out to him. He ate a red fruit 
and immediately regained his original shape ; he 
then tied a green fruit round his waist, took 
a branch in his hand, placed a small piece of 
its bark on his head, and flew thence. After a 
few days he left the jungle and arrived at a 
place where human abode was to be found. lie 
had also taken a good many leaves of the tree, 
He cut open a part in his thigh, placed the gem 
in it, and by aid of the leaves cured the wound 
}n a moment. He then walked on towards the 
populous part of the country. 

CHAPTER XV. 

Taj-ool-Mulook arrives on the bank of a 

POND, ON DIVING IN WHICH HE CHANGES HIS 

ORIGINAL SHAPE. 

Taj-ool-Mulook arrived on the banks of a 
pond made of marble and surrounded with the 



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most blooming flowers. The scene was lovely, 
the breeze was cool, and the Prince, fatigued as 
he was, soon fell asleep. When he awoke he 
looked on the transparent water, and tempted 
by its crystalline beauty, undressed himself and 
descended into the pond forthwith. He dived 
once ; but on emerging therefrom, he found no 
trace of the pond , he perceived that it had entirely 
disappeared. He found himself near the suburbs 
of a city. What was stranger still, he felt 
that he was no longer a man, but metamorphos¬ 
ed into a woman at once. The glory of his 
manhood dropped from his lips and chins, and 
his cheeks became as pale as the jasmine flower. 
His breast rose, and he was, a woman perfectly 
and entirely. Much was he confused ; but he 
knew too well that in such cases there was no 
cure but patience, which he adopted, and much 
ashamed of himself took a seat in a corner. 
After a few minutes a young man arrived there, 
and perceived that a young woman, bright as a 
hourly and lovely as a fairy, was sitting there. 


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In sliort, the heart of the youth was enfettered 
by her love. “'Fair creature,” he enquired, 
“ wherefore sit test thou alone in the forest ? ” 
The Prince answered, “ My father was a mer¬ 
chant ; when setting out on his journey, he 
took me with him. Last evening he entered 
this forest, and during the night was robbed of 
all his goods, and what was worse, he with all 
his caravan was killed. Some escaped and fled, 
and I was left alone without a place to shelter 
my head.” The young man replied, “ Come 
with me, and I will make you the mistress of 
my house.” The Prince too (now a female) felt 
the flame of love on seeing the young man, 
whom he accompanied. Often he would laugh 
and often weep at these change of circumstances. 
At last the sign of pregnancy appeared, and 
when nine months expired he was made the 
mother of a child. After forty days he went 
to bathe in a pond ; but the moment that he 
emerged from his dive, he found himself trans¬ 
formed into the shape of the blackest Negro. 


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‘•'Thank God !•” he exclaimed, “ although my 
color is changed, yet I am no longer a woman.” 
Whilst he was yet thinking about these matters, 
a Negress appeared in sight. Her upper lips 
touched her nose, and her lower doubled round 
her chin. Her ears hung as- far as her shoulder, 
and her breasts a little below her thighs. Her 
head was uncovered, and she was licking her 
lips with the greatest relish. She ran to him, 
and holding him by the loins, “ Oh cruel,” she 
screamed, “ for three days thy children are dy¬ 
ing of hunger and thirst ; and I myself have 
suffered a world of inconvenience in searchincr 
for thee. Where didst thou hide thyself ? But 
never mind, whatever is done is done. Come 
now, where is the wood which you have collect¬ 
ed? Give it to me, and I shall sell it to provide 
for the wants of thy suffering babies .” “ Oh 

God ! ” exclaimed Taj-ool-Mulook, looking 
towards Heaven, “ how long wilt thou keep me 
in this state of affliction ? This moment I have 
been freed from the clutches of a giant, when lo ! 


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1 am entrapped in another snare.” In short, 
that impure woman pulled him nolens volens to 
her house. As soon as he reached there, a whold 
host of children came crowding round him 
anxiously enquiring, “Father, father! what 
hast thou brought for us ? ” The Prince gazed 
and stared at each of them. In the meantime 
that demon of a woman placed an axe in his 
hand, and desired him to go to the forest and 
cut and fetch wood for them. The Prince 
tried to make the best of his opportunity ; but 
he found that the influence of magic was too 
strong on him. He thought that he had twice 
suffered by diving in the pond, and he resolved 
to try the same experiment for a third time. 
He descended, dived, and on coming out, found 
himself restored to his original shape, and on the 
banks of the same pond in which he had alighted 
first. He bent his knees to return thanks to 
God, and determined never to bathe in any pond 
after that. He placed the cap on his head, and 
took the stick in his hand and departed thence. 


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My friends, in this world, God has placed the 
cap of glory on the head of man, and the stick 
of assistance in his hand. He has then sent 
him to the regions of talisman. It is necessary, 
that man should be careful of thorns, and water, 
and wind. He should never enjoy the fragrance 
of every flower, nor cool himself in the trans¬ 
parent flow of every stream ; for the thorns are 
sometimes more tempting than roses, and the 
mirage proves as attractive as a cool rivulet, 
If you would dive in the fountain to gain any 
pearl, it is known to all that those who search 
for the joys of this world are famine-stricken ; 
and those who look after the glories of Heaven 
are truly blessed. If you deviate from this 
path, your sense will be weakened, and then to 
patience only can you have recourse. Dive, 
then, in the streams of prayer and meditation, 
and when you emerge from it you will gain all 
the glories you once lost. 



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CHAPTER XVI. 

Taj-ool-Mulook arrives at the residence 

OF THE GIANT SYAH PyKER.-He MEETS ROOII 

UfZAH, THE COUSIN OF BUKAWULEE. 

Taj-ool-Mulook, after suffering every incon¬ 
venience, determined at last to leave the earth, 
altogether, and by the aid of the green fruit 
which he had with him, to travel about in the 
air. One day he alighted on a mountain, 
before which even the Kaff Chain appeared insig¬ 
nificant. On it he perceived a building, which 
he entered. He looked around, but found no 
living creature in it. He walked through every 
room, when all on a sudden he heard a wailing 
sound issuing from one of the apartments. He 
proceeded thither, and found a most lovely and 
beautiful Female extended on a bed, weeping 
most bitterly. The Prince pulled off his hat, 
and bowing low before her, “ Comforter of life,” 
he asked, “ whilst thy lover in his youth is pin¬ 
ing far from thee, why dost thou waste thy 


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life in grief ? ” The Lady blushed at hearing 
these words, and at last pulled a sheet over her 
face to hide her rising shame. “ Who art thou,” 
she asked, “ and what lias brought thee hither ? 
Art thou in search of Izrael Angel of Death ? 
Fly young man, fly from this place, lest thy 
life be sacrificed.” Taj-ool-Mulook answered, 

* • I am tired of my life, and would even, willingly 
part with it in your service, jf you frighten 
me, remember l fear no living enemy. But by 
all means favor me with a full history of your 
griefs,” The Fair-one raised her head and rep¬ 
lied, “I am a Fairy, my name is Rooh Afzaii, 
and my father Mo^ijffer Shah is the King of the 
Island of Firdous. Once I went in company of 
my cousin, Bukawulee, to the Garden of Erum. 
Whilst returning,, a black Giant caught me, and 
brought me here. He wishes to make me his 
wife, which I will never be, since I hate ,the mon¬ 
ster from my heart. Hence he persecutes me, and 
tries by all means to increase' my sufferings ” 
Taj-ool-Muhook asked, what was the matter 


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With ker cousin ? The Fairy answered, “ She 
has fallen in love with a mortal ; once she met 
him ; but as ill-luck would have it, she was ob¬ 
liged soon to part from him, and from that time 
that creature, lovelier than Liela, wanders about 
as distracted as Mujnoon, and applies the axe 
of Furhad to her life, so sweet as Sheereen’s* 
As no investigation can be made of this matter* 
my uncle has kept her in close confinement* and 
unwilling though he is to dp so, still he is ob* 
liged to entail a world of suffering on her/* As 
soon as the Prince heard these words, his color 
changed, his eyes moistened, and his heart strug¬ 
gled with sighs. Rooh Afzah asked, where¬ 
fore he sighed ? “ I,” answered the Prince, “ I 

am the cause of thy cousin’s sufferings. While 
she is groaning there, my own heart is oppressed 
with a load of woe.” After this the Prince gave 
a full account of his adventures to Rooh Aezah* 
who was quite astonished at the boldness of their 
loves, and showered a thousand commendations 
on both of them. “ If I could be freed from the 


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clutches of this Giant, 1 ” she added, “ I would try 
to cure the wound of thy heart.” “ Be not 
afraid,” said the Prince, “ no one can prevent 
your going. Come with me, and if the Giant will 
appear, I will settle matters with him. The only 
difficulty is, I have no weapons with me.” The 
Fairy directed him to the armoury of the Giant, 
whence he brought away a sword of the purest 
water. He then touched her feet with his wand, 
and the irons forthwith dropped therefrom. 
They took their way towards Firdous . They 
had not advanced far, when a horrible noise was 
heard behind them, and the Fairy immediately 
cautioned the Prince to be on his guard, as the 
enemy was at hand. The Prince placed the 
crown on the head of the Fairy, and turning 
towards the Giant, “ Cursed creature/’ said he, 

C£ advance not a step further, otherwise in one 
blow I shall cut you in two.” The Giant grin¬ 
ned and observed it was strange, that the Ant 
should have courage to fight with the, Elephant , 
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ashamed to stain my hand with the blood of a 
fly. When I can turn aside the mountain of Kaff 
in one blow, what art thou, a handful of dust 
before me ? Well, never mind, restore my mis¬ 
tress to me, and take thy way. The flame of her 
love is burning in my heart, and I would fain 
give my life before the light of her countenance.” 
“ Wretch,” replied the Prince, “ dare not call 
Rooh Afzah thy mistress, or this moment I will 
cut off thy tongue for thy presumption.” The 
Giant burnt with anger at hearing the insolent 
words of Taj-ool-Mulook. He bent, and lifting 
up a stone of a hundred maunds in weight, flung 
it towards him. The Prince, by virtue of the 
green fruit with him, escaped on the air, and re¬ 
turned such a blow on the shoulders of the Giant 
that liis whole body trembled. “ Villain,” he said, 
“ this time I have had compassion on thee, but 
the next blow will lay thee prostrate on the 
ground.” When the Giant found that his enemy 
was too brave for him, he set up such a noise, 
that from every side thousands of Giants, cow- 


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headed and elephant-bodied, arrived in a mo¬ 
ment, and surrounded the Prince ; but provided 
as Taj-ool-Mulook was with the weapons of 
offence and defence, he gained a complete victory 
over all. He wielded his sword in such a way, 
that the earth shook, and the heavens trembled. 
"Wherever he turned his hand, he carried des¬ 
truction and cleared a thousand foes. Man as 
he was, he fought so bravely that even Mirreecli* 
(the planet who rules the fate of battles) com¬ 
mended his courage. The whole field was full 
of struggling heroes, and the ground was red 
with blood, nay, the stream of gore rose so high, 
that it coloured the mountains even. Those 
who survived, fled, and the Prince remained the 
victor of the field. But he was tired and fatigu¬ 
ed with all the exertions he had made, and when 
the contention was over, he fell fainting on the 
ground. Pooh Afzah ran to his assistance, 
placed his head on her lap, extended her rosy 
hands over his breast, and breathing her fragrant 


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With this letter the messenger returned. 
Mahmooda was married to Taj-ool-Mulook.—- 
Dear Reader ! the light of the eyes of superficial 
observers can pierce through seven screens only ; 
but the lustre of the mercy of God is hidden in 
seventy thousand. If you wish to penetrate 
through these, overcome the Giant of thy pas¬ 
sions, so that he may carry thee to the country 
of Mahmooda ; but remember unless thou act 
with violence with that Giant, he will never 
keep his faith with thee. 


CHAPTER Y. 

Taj-ool-Mulook reaches the country of Bu- 

KAWULEE AND OBTAINS THE FLOWER FROM HER 

Garden.—She falls in love with him. 

Long did the Prince remain with Mahmooda ; 
but never did his heart feel any pleasure in her 
company, nor joy in associating with her. One 
night she asked him, “ Oh source of my happi- 

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ness ! are these the ways of men, that they sleep 
apart from the wife of their bosom, and never 
think of kissing or embracing her ? ” The 
Prince answered : “ Man enjoys higher pleasure ; 
but no sweets please me ;—even my life, which 
should be the sweetest, is rendered bitter. For 
I have undertaken to obtain a certain thing, 
and until I gain it, I shall never be tempted by 
the joys of the world.” His wife enquired 
what that was. The Prince answered, “ I want 
to see the country of Bukawulee.” Mahmooda 
returned, “ Be satisfied, I shall endeavour to 
make you succeed in your wish. I shall 
devise some plan, which will enable you to 
obtain the object you have in view. In short, 
that night passed somehow. When morning 
dawned, Himalah led them from their sleeping 
room, placed them one on her right and the 
other on her left hand, and showed them every 
maternal kindness. Mahmooda expressed her 
wish to speak something particular with her 
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say on. She answered, “ My husband is very anx¬ 
ious to see the country of Bukawulee ; devise 
some means to carry him thither.” Himalah 
tried more than once to have herself excused ; 
but seeing that the girl was resolved to obtain her 
wish, she was obliged to agree to her proposal, 
and calling for the King of the Mice, directed 
him instantly to prepare a subterranean passage, 
which may lead the Prince to Bukawulee’s gar¬ 
den. She cautioned him at the same time to 
take every care of him on the road, and never 
to put him down from his shoulder. When 
they reached the Garden, the Prince tried to 
wander about alone ; but the King of the Mice 
would not allow him to do so, until he declared 
that if he would not leave him alone he would 
destroy himself. Upon this the King feared, 
that if any harm was done to the Prince, Hima¬ 
lah would never let him go unpunished. So 
he left him alone. When Taj-ool-Mulook 
entered the Garden, he perceived that the ground 
was of gold, the compound walls were of the 


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same metal, and studded moreover with ruby 
of Budakshan and the cornelian of Yemen. 
Through parterres of emerald flowed streams of 
rose-water in beds of topaz. Beautiful, indeed, 
was that grove ; the flowers were so bright that 
had the sun seen them he would be covered 
with the perspiration of shame. The clusters of 
grapes there, vieing in color with the emerald 
were like the Pleiades in Heaven ; and the Nar^ 
cissus was more graceful than the flowing ring¬ 
lets of the most charming Fair. The Garden !— 
if a drop of its dew were to fall in the ocean, it 
would make the fishes exhale the perfume of 
roses; and if the skies would hear a single note 
of its birds, it would forego revolving, and stand 
still to listen to it. If Venus would hear it she 
would dance with joy, and fall on the earth in 
company with the Moon. Redder than the 
fairest face was the color of the fruits growing 
there, and more graceful than the tallest form, 
were the Cypress that waved therein. If the Sun 
were to become a moth round the lamp of its 


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beauty, it would excite no wonder; and if the 
Moon would lose her sense on its charms, it 
would be right. Surprising, indeed, it was to 
see clusters of pearls hanging from trees of 
rubies, even as stars pendant from the vaults of 
heaven.—Emerald-green branches dipped their 
leaves in streams of rose-water, which in milk- 
white purity was gliding smoothly on the surface. 
The Prince beheld all this with pleasure; on a 
sudden his eyes fell on an outer Hall, made 
of ruby and jasper, inlaid with a pond full of 
the purest rose-water. Its sides were studded 
with most precious stones, and in the middle 
of it bloomed a lovely Flower, delicate to view, 
and most pleasing in fragrance. The Prince 
shrewdly guessed that this was Gool-i- Bukawulee. 
Undressing himself he jumped into the pond, 
and obtained the Flow r er of his fondest wishes. 
In vesting himself again with his garments, he 
deposited the Flower most carefully in his pocket, 
and turned his steps towards the Palace of the 
Princess. A magnificent fabric made of the most 


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precious ruby came to view. Its doors beamed 
with the lustre which once shone on Mount Sinai. 
Attracted by its beauty, the Prince walked in. 
Every hall was made of rubies. The windows 
were ornamented with screens of the richest em¬ 
broidery ; the work upon which appeared as stars 
sprinkled on the face of the Heavens. The Prince 
advanced; but what was his surprise when his 
view fell on a magnificent bed upon which was 
lying a slender Beauty, fast locked in the arms 
of sleep. Her hair was dishevelled. Slight 
marks of lamp-black were observable round her 
closed eyes; her bodice was loosened, her waist¬ 
band much removed from its proper place ; her 
trousers-sleeves pulled up, and its bunch of 
strings hanging loosely. With her fair hands 
gracefully laid upon her forehead, she was sleep¬ 
ing the sleep of innocent youth. The ruddiness 
of her cheeks brightened the world, and cast the 
sun and moon into the shade. Those black eyes 
would have shamed the Narcissus even, and the 
redness of her lips would make the heart of the 


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tulip bleed. The arch of her eye-brows made 
the crescent hide its face, and the looks of night, 
darkened before the shady blackness of her 
raven hair. 

Tall as the Cypress of the lawn was she, 

And sweet as Honey were her lips so red; 

If seen in all her native brilliancy, 

The Stars would lose the lustre which they shed. 
Bright as the Pearl her shining teeth were seen, 
Radiant her charms as Pleiades on high, 

She was a Rose, the fairest Rose I ween, 

For whom a thousand Nightingales would die. 

Taj-ool-Mulook was staggered at the sight 
of the Beauty ; but regaining some degree of 
strength he approached her bed, and slowly 
repeated the following lines :—• 

“ If thy charms thou wouldst discover, 

Stars would all their light forget; 

And the Night will grow the darker 
Gazing at those locks of jet. 

Glorying in the flush of beauty, 

Careless of the world art thou : 

What am I ? the migjhtiest Princes 
Will before thy beauty bow ! ” 


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In short, the Prince thought within himself 
that it would be better to leave some marks of 
his being there. To accomplish which, he gently 
pulled off a ring from one of her taper fingers, 
and placed his own upon it; softly repeating the 
following verses ; 

“ Like the Tulip, lo! I go, a spot upon my suffering heart, 

Dust upon my head, and in my heart, a sharp and rankling 
dart. 

Like me in this scene of woe, who suffers more from 
Fortune’s power ? 

In the Garden I have entered, and I go without a flower.” 

Whilst she w^as yet sleeping, the Prince depart¬ 
ed and was led by his Mouse-guide to the abode 
of Himalah, who was waiting for him with the 
most intense anxiety depicted on her face. 
When she saw him she smiled with the sincerest 
pleasure, and passed the time in merriment and 
joy. When the bride of day had hidden her 
blushing face in the bed of midnight, and when 
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the Prince retired to his mansion, and that 
night showed every endearment to his wife. 
Thus several days were passed in pleasure. 

CHAPTER VI. 

Taj-ool-Mulook and Mahmooda depart 

FROM HlMALAH AND REACH DlLBUR BeSWA. 

One night, Taj-ool-Malook sat in the 
chamber of Mahmooda and conversed with her 
to the following effect:—“Oh source of my 
pleasure! although I enjoy comfort here and 
every thing is always ready for my convenience, 
yet how long can I remain far away from my 
fellow-creatures, and bear the pains of absence 
from my friends ? It would be advisable that 
we should devise some plan, by means of which 
we could free ourselves from the clutches of our 
enemies. ” 

“ Friendship is the source of pleasure, 

Joys and bliss in friendship lie; 

If not, what’s the use of living 
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“Rest contented,” said Mahmooda, c to mor¬ 
row I shall ask leave to depart.” When night 
was over and dawn appeared, Himalah after 
preparing two splendid suits of dresses, and two 
trays of fruits, left her house, and proceeding to 
the room of her children invested them with the 
garments, and laid the fruits before them. She 
then made them sit on her knees, and kissed their 
eyes with affection. But perceiving no marks 
of pleasure on their countenance, “ My daughter 
and son-in-law,” she said, “ if you have aught to 
speak to me, speak out ; if it be a star of Heaven 
even, that you wish for, I shall get it for you.” 
Upon this Mahmooda answered, “ Your kind¬ 
ness and generosity have satisfied us entirely, 
and there is nothing left for us to ask. But 
although the fire of your absence will burn the 
garden of our joy, and although to bid adieu to 
you is to bid adieu to the pleasures of life, yet, 
still we must confess, that we suffer much from 
being far away from our fellow-creatures— 
men. If you would give us leave, we would 


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revisit the habitations of our friends for a few 
days, and thus gain relief from the pangs we 
suffer.” 

“ Where’er we be, we are thy slaves ! ” 

Himalah sighed deeply, when she heard these 
words. “ I brought you up,” she observed, “in 
earnest hope, that morning and evening you 
would cheer me with your presence. But what 
can I do ? There is justice in your complaints. 
I know too well that the Prince has contrived 
to kindle this desire in your bosom.” If I 
knew this before, I would never have made you 
his wife. 

“ This is my sin,—no fault of thine.” 

When Himalah saw that they were tired of 
their stay with her, she summoned a Giant, and 
ordered him to do what the Prince desired. “ If 
he reaches safely,” she added, “your life is safe.” 
After this, she pulled out two hairs from her 
head, and giving one to the Prince and another 


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to her daughter,' bade them remember that when¬ 
ever they encountered any difficulty, they had 
nothing to do but to bum the hair, and that 
instant she would appear with eighteen thou¬ 
sand Giants attending her. Then placing the 
hand of Mahmoqda in his, she said :— 

(e To thee I give this child so dear, 

Her heart with love and kindness cheer.” 

Historians relate, that the Giant, high as a 
mountain, and swift as the lightning, ram to 
the Prince and wished to know where he should 
carry him and his wife. To the City of Firdous , 
to the Garden of Lukhee Beswa, said Taj-ool-t 
Mubook. In a moment they were there. The 
Giant asked for a letter for Himalah, intimating 
to her the news of their safe arrival. The 
Prince bade him wait. As soon as Lukhei; 
Beswa heard his voice she ran out, fell on his 
feet, offered thanks to God, and said, “ If every 
hair of my body would become a tongue, still I 
could not thank thee sufficiently for thy mercy. 


GOOL-I-BtlKAWuLEE* 


Cl 


oli God.” After this the Prince delivered the 
letter required to the Giant, and bade him return 
to Himalah. He then gave an account of his 
adventures to Lukhee Beswa : how the Giant 
aided him ; how Himalah was polite to him ; 
how he got married to Mahmooda, and how at 
last he obtained Gool-i^Bukawulee. Lukhee 
Beswa welcomed the Bride of the Prince, and 
kept both her and her husband for a few days. 
The Prince then expressed himself willing to 
depart, for he was wishing most impatiently to 
try the efficacy of that Flower in restoring the 
sight of his father. He ordered that all his 
travelling traps should be made ready, and they 
were prepared accordingly. When they were 
on the point of departure, the Steward of the 
house came and enquired what was to be done 
with the Princes of the East. The Prince 
turned to his fair hostess and begged hard of her 
to liberate them, and thereby gain a name for 
generosity from the world, and a reward from 
her Creator. She replied, “ Don’t you interfere.^ 


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I shall not release them until I brand them with 
a mark of their captivity. The Princes seeing 
no other means for regaining freedom, agreed to 
be disgraced even in this way. When they 
were departing, Taj-ool-Mulook gave them each 
a splendid suit of garment, and one lakh of 
rupees for their expenses. He then sent away 
Dilbur and Mahmooda, and assembling his 
retinue turned his steps towards his native land. 
He directed the ladies to await his arrival in a 
City which he named. 


CHAPTER VII. 

Taj-ool-Mulook meets his Brothers, who 
take away the Flower erom him. 

Disguising himself in the garb of a Durwaish 
the Prince followed his brothers, determined 
to discover their views and intentions. It 
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evening where they had put up, and he was 
a silent listener of all their boastings and 
gasconnadings. 


At last when he could bear no longer, he 
came forward and cried out, “ Why indulge in 
such falsehoods here ? Gool-i-BuJcawulee is 
with me.” And pesently he laid it before them. 
“ Let us try its virtue first,” said the Princes 
indignantly, “ and if it be not the Flower we 
shall deal with you as we choose.” “ Truth has 
nothing to fear,” observed the Prince, u I agree 
to your terms.” A. blind man was sent for ; the 
Flower was laid upon his sightless eyes, and 
much to the astonishment of the Princes, 
the man immediately recovered the power of 
seeing. Taj-ool-Mulook’s brothers were asham¬ 
ed ; but not content with this, they assaulted 
the Prince, and deprived him of the Flower. 
They then turned him out of their company, 
and departed, happy and joyful, for their native 
country, whose confines they reached after a 


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few days’ journey. Thence they despatched a 
messenger to announce their success to their 
old father Zein-ool-Mulook, who immediately 
came forward to welcome them, repeating the 
following lines : 

“ The sorrows which I now endure 
Will all depart, for here’s the cure ; 

Hope dawns within my longing breast, 

For now my age will be at rest.” 

The Princes fell on the feet of their father, 
who returned their salutation by kissing their 
foreheads and embracing them. The Flower was 
then presented to him. He laid it upon his 
eyes, and he saw I “ Thanks be to God ! ” he 
cried, “ that he has restored light to my eyes, 
and sent back my children to me.” Grand 
were the rejoicings in the City on this happy 
occasion. The populace, rich and poor, were all 
desired to indulge in festivities for one whole 
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breath over him, restored him to life. She then 
returned the cap to him, and after commending 
his bravery rose to proceed on their journey. 
When they had nearly reached the city, she con¬ 
veyed him to a garden also called Booh Afzah , 
and leaving him there departed to meet her pa¬ 
rents; who were delighted to see her, and kissed 
her forehead and eyes with the fondest affection. 
Being asked where she was, she gave a faithful 
account of the woes she had suffered, in the 
clutches of the Giant, and then finished with a 
glowing description of the bravery of Taj-ool- 
Mulook. She took care, however, not to. say 
that he was the lover of Bukawulee. The ’King, 
her father, immediately repaired to the garden, 
and finding the Prince, loaded him with thou¬ 
sands of thanks for the valuable service which 
he had ,done for his daughter. He ^appointed 
several Fairies to wait on T aj*ool-M ulook and 
attend to his comforts. He then returned home. 


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CHAPTER XVII. 

Mozuffer Shah writes a letter to Feeroze 
Shah, informing him of the arrival of 
Rooh Afzah. —Bukawulee comes with her 

MOTHER TO MEET HER. 

It is said that the moment Feeroze Shah 
received Mozuffer Shah’s letter, apprising him 
of the safe return of Rooh Afzah, he was migh- 
tily pleased, and desired Jumelah Khatoon to 
proceed immediately to greet the daughter of 
her friend. Bukawulee begged her mother’s 
permission to accompany her to see her sister. 
The mother, always anxious to divert the 
thoughts of her daughter from her sorrows, 
readily acceded to her wishes. They both 
departed for the Island of Firdous. When 
Mozuffer Shah heard that both Jumelah Kha¬ 
toon and Bukawulee were coming, he desired 
Rooh Afzah to go foward and welcome them. 
When Rooh Afzaii met her aunt, she greeted 
her most heartily, kissed her forehead, em- 


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braced her, fell on her feet, and then exchanged 
congratulations fit for the occasion. She then 
softly whispered to Bukawulee, “ Be you glad 
also, for I have brought a Physician who will 
cure your disease, by prescribing the shurbut 
of love for you.” Bukawulee dared not open 
her mouth before her mother. Her heart strug¬ 
gled with joy and grief. In short, Rooh Aezah 
brought them both home and placed them in the 
company of Husk Art ah. Mozuefer Shah 
received them with every mark of hospitality 
and politeness. The door of conversation was 
then opened, and Rooh Afzah gave a history 
of her deliverance ; but it is to be remembered, 
that she furnished her own version of the story'. 
JUMELAH Khatoon stopped for the night, and 
departed the next morning for the Garden of 
j Erum, leaving Bukawulee for one week to 
remain with her sister. This was done at the 
request of Rooh Afzah, who declared that a 
week’s change for her would do Tier a,'great deal 
of good. When the mother had gone, Rooh 


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Afzah took Bukawulee apart, and commenced 
speaking to her. The topic of her discourse 
was love, nothing but love. She went a little 
further, and made a direct allusion to Taj-ool- 
Mulook. Bukawulee blushed, felt shame over¬ 
powering her, and turning her face away from 
her sister, “ I,” she exclaimed, “ I don’t approve 
of such conduct. What has happened to you, 
you ascribe to me. I think you have fallen in 
love with the Giant, and the proverb is applica¬ 
ble to you. Colored as you are with myrtle 
hues, all for the purpose of love, you impute 
your own failings to others. Don’t talk wan¬ 
tonly any longer, otherwise I swear by Solomon 
I shall go back home this moment, and never 
return to your house again. Consider, if you 
please, what cares the lamp for the moth, and 
what the rose-bud for the nightingale ? How 
vast the difference between men and fairies ! It 
appears plainly that you are dreaming.” When 
Booh Afzah saw that she was by no means to 
be brought round, she answered, “ Sister, I 


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don’t say you love any one, nor (God forbid !) 
that you suffer on any account. You are the 
brilliant candle, if moths come and burn them¬ 
selves, what do you care ? If a thousand sun¬ 
flowers drown themselves, what cares the sun? ” 
She spoke more in the same style, till at last she 
appeased the wrath of Bukawulee. She then 
caught hold of her arms, and conveyed her to 
the brilliantly lighted room in which resided 
Taj-ool-Mulook. As soon as they drew near 
the chamber, a doleful sound was heard from 
within. Bukawulee asked, “ Who is this 
groaning ? ” She answered,/it is a new-made prey. 
Come if you wish, and I will show him to you. 
At last she prevailed upon Bukawulee to enter 
the chamber, and succeeded in placing her, face 
to face, with Taj-ool-Mulook. The moment 
that the eyes of the lovers fell on each other, 
patience was lost, sense remained dormant, the 
reins of discretion dropped from their hands, 
love triumphed over all, and in a moment they 
ran forward and embraced each other with all 


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the warmth which genuine passion can alone 
inspire. Bukawulee also, losing every sense 
of modesty, threw her arms passionately round 
the neck of the Prince, and long as they had 
suffered the pains of absence, they opened their 
hearts freely to each other and wept copiously. 
Pooh Afzah laughed heartily at witnessing this 
scene, and observed, “ Sister, you know nothing 
of the pleasures of the world. Nay, in fact, I 
should think you have never as yet seen the 
face of a strange man. How is it then that you 
could embrace a being of an opposite sex ? Why 
weepest thou, and wherefore dost thou lose thy 
heart on his account ? Thou hast ruined the repu¬ 
tation of my uncle, and the honour of thy family .” 
Bukawulee answered, “ Rooh Afzah, you ap¬ 
plied the balm of consolation to my heart, why 
scratch it with the nail of sarcasm ? And when 
you have already administered the shurbut of 
love, w T hy embitter the cup of my joy by mix¬ 
ing the poison of reproof in it ? You know all 
my secrets, and it is now your duty to befriend 


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me as much as lies in your power.” In short, 
the Bulbul and the Rose remained together, and 
enjoyed the raptures of an affectionate meeting. 
The days were passed in kisses and embraces, 
and brightened with smiles and mirth and the 
night in all the raptures of youthful love. At 
last the day of separation drew nigh. Taj-ool- 
Mulook again woke to sorrows, and struggled 
like a fish out of water. Bukawolee too, at 
witnessing his distress, was half willing to depart 
from the path of honour, and share the sorrows 
of the Prince. Rooh Afzah strongly dissuaded 
her from such a course. u Sister,” she observed, 
“ consider what you are doing. The world will 
laugh at us. If you will have recourse to pa¬ 
tience but for a few days more, you may depend 
on it, I shall try my best to make you succeed 
in the fondest wish of your heart. Then your 
nights will be nights of uninterrupted joy. 
Short is the day of absence, and the time of 
meeting approaches fast. Be untroubled, obey 
your parents, pray daily and nightly to your 


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God, then see what developes itself from His 
grace. Trust also my best exertions in your 
favour.” Bukawclee was compelled at last to 
depart for the Garden of Erum. 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

Rooh Afzaii discloses the secret of the 
LOVES OF TaJ-OOL*MuLOOIv AND BUKAWCLEE, 

TO HER MOTHER.-SHE DEPARTS TO SEE J UME- 

LAH IVHATOON, AND PROPOSES THE MARRIAGE 
OF THESE TWO LOVERS. 

When Bukawulee left Rooh Afzah and re¬ 
turned home, the latter disclosed to her mother 
all the secret particulars of the loves of her sister 
and Taj-ool-Mulook. Husn Arah considered 
long about this matter, and then observed, “Al¬ 
though it is difficult to unite a human being with 
a fairy, yet for all that, the Prince h^s freed my 
daughter from the clutches of a powerful Giant, 
and I am bound in duty to deliver him from the 
pangs of grief.” She immediately sent for a 



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painter and had the Prince’s portrait drawn, and 
then took her way to the Garden of Erum . She 
met FEERoze Shah and Jumelah Khatooh, with 
whom she put up for a few days. Once in the 
course of conversation, she remarked to Jume¬ 
lah Khatoon :— 66 Sister, if a rose-bud blooms 
and no bulbul comes near to greet it, what’s the 
use of that flower ! And if any one gains a pearl 
and makes no use of it, is he not a fool ? How 
long will you keep Bukawulee unmdrvriedf 
It is far better to give away that fair creature to 
one who would be as- fair as she, and it is per¬ 
fectly advisable to make that new-blown Rose a 
friend of the Bephyr that woos her.” 

“ Perhaps,” answered Jumelah KhatooK, 
“ you may have heard that my daughter has 
already placed her affections on a human being. 
Night and day she is pining for her lover, and 
hates every one of her own race. I am power¬ 
less in the matter. How can I break the custom 
of my forefathers ? How can I marry her to a 


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mortal, when no fairy has ever disgraced herself 
by such an alliance?” IiusN Arah answered, 
“True, it is unwise to place a precious jewel in 
the hands of an inferior ; but if you knew all the 
merits of man, you would never have entertain¬ 
ed such thoughts as these. Hear me, Man is a 
representation of the image of the Deity, is glo¬ 
rified by all and is considered the lord of the 
creation. ' His sway extends over the elements, 
and clothed in the garments of virtue he is more 
than a Sovereign on earth. The light of his 
God beams- in him. Every 'attribute of the 
Deity has its- corresponding representation on 
earth; but in Man alone vre can find all the 
several virtues bound as it were in a single 
volume. Each leaf that trembles to the gale, is 
a leaf of the works of the Creator. Virtue, and 
her majesty, are both appreciated by Men. Oh, 
J umelaii Khatqon, Man is a superior creature, 
and we, but his servants. What an honour it 
is, then, to be allied to a superior.” By such 
words, Hush Arah allayed the-passion of Bu- 


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kawulee’s mother, who still feigned anger and 
returned, “ Well, that will do—to a mortal my 
daughter will never be given.” At this moment 
Husn Arah placed Taj-ool-Muloo’ks portrait 
•in her hands, saying, “Behold!—here is the 
picture of one, who is unrivalled in beauty and 
grace. It befits thee to place that flower of 
loveliness—thy daughter—in the Garden of 
Love. This Venus-beaming with beauty de¬ 
serves to be allied to the Moon herself.” 

Jumklah Kiiatoon, assenting at last, enquir¬ 
ed where the Prince was to be found ? Husn 
Arah returned, “ Rest contented, I shall look 
to that matter myself. On an appointed date I 
shall bring him, a Bridegroom, here with all the 
state and preparations of a wedding.” She 
departed thence, reached Firdous , and gave a 
faithful version of all what she had said and done 
to the expecting Prince. 



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CHAPTER XIX. 

The Marriage of Taj-ool-Mulook to 
Bukawulee. 

Jumelah Khatoon, on her departure from 
Husn Arah, gave a full and faithful version of 
her conversation to her husband, and showed to 
him the portrait of Taj-ool-Mulook. This 
picture was sent through Summun Roo to Buka¬ 
wulee. The messenger was, moreover, desired 
to add, that the portrait was the image of a 
young Prince of the East, a Prince who was 
unequalled in accomplishments, and perfectly 
unrivalled in grace. She was moreover request¬ 
ed to declare to Bukawulee, that her mother 
expected that she would no longer pine with 
the love of a mortal ; but make up her mind to 
express her willingness or unwillingness to 
marry the Prince, who was certainly the first 
man of his age, not only amongst mortals, but 
amongst Fairies also. Summun Roo gladly pro¬ 
ceeded on her errand, and faithfully discharged 


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her commission. Long did Bukawulee gaze 
upon the picture, and her soul exulted when she 
found, that it was an exact prototype of the one 
which was impressed on her own heart. She 
guessed at once that all this was accomplished 
by the machinations of her sister Rooh Afzah. 
She smiled and replied, “ This portrait repre¬ 
sents the author of all my sufferings.” Summun 
Roo was glad to hear this circumstance, and 
congratulated Bukawulee on her good fortune. 
“ Smile and laugh,” she added, “ and rejoice, for 
God has crowned thy wishes with success.” She 
then returned to the King, and said, 66 Children, 
may it please your Majesty, should be always 
obedient to their parents, and their chief merit 
consists in showing dutiful compliance with her 
washes. Should the parent choose a Giant for 
her, the daughter should consider him to be a 
Ghilman. Should a negro be preferred, the child 
must regard him as fairer than the moon of 
Canaan.”* Feeroze JShah was much pleased 


* i. e. Joseph the son of Jacob. 



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with her observations, and ordered that every 
preparation for the wedding should be made. 
Each shop of Erum was to be studded with gold ; 
carpets of the richest hue were spread in every 
room of the mansion, dancing and singing were 
the order of the day. The whole city resound¬ 
ed with the exhilarating sounds of mirth. Let- 
ters of invitation were despatched to all, and 
crowds of Fairies came to swell the company of 
pleasure. The wine-cup circulated rapidly. The 
board groaned under the most sumptuous treat, 
and the guests freely partook of the dainties 
offered them. Feeroze Shah treated all with 
the most princely hospitality ; and hundreds of 
menials were appointed to attend to the com¬ 
forts of the friends assembled there. As the 
preparation began well ; so it ended. In the 
Island of Firdous the same arrangements were 
made by Mozuffer Shah, and the same cere¬ 
monies were performed. On the day appointed, 
the authorities were ordered to array themselves 
in the most brilliant suits of dress. The army 


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was directed to be drawn out. Husx Arah also 
adorned herself with the most precious jewels, 
and her maids and attendants were as gaudy as 
she. At last when the auspicious moment ar¬ 
rived, they brought the Prince, arrayed in 
kingly robes, and placed him on a throne of 
state. A gorgeous turban adorned his head, 
whence descended long folds of flowing cloth, 
richly embroidered with pearls and flowers. 
Plis neck was surrounded with wreaths of valu¬ 
able pearls, and his arms encircled with precious 
nourutuns. He was then placed on a fairy-like 
horse, caparisoned in the richest fashion. Mo- 
zuffer Shah, with several other Sovereigns, 
rode in the train. The procession began in the 
following order :—First were heard the princely 
drums, merrily beating on the ‘occasion; then 
came elephants, with seats of silver and gold on 
their backs. Camels next proceeded. Whole 
companies of horsemen and foot soldiers ad¬ 
vanced next. Songstresses were also present 
to enliven the company. Hosts of mace-bearers 


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moved in style, and covered carriages, in which 
the ladies were seated, closed the rear. Let us 
now turn to Bukawulee. We must go back to 
Erum. 

Adorned in Beauty’s richest glow, 

She 'seemed a hourie here below ; 

Upon her forehead polished, fair. 

In graceful ringlets curled her hair ; 

The scent of which diffused far, 

Would shame the musk of famed Tatar: 

Angels beheld her sore amazed, 

And human hearts? broke as they gazed. 

The pearls that glittered on her forehead gay, 

Were whiter far than Heaven’s own milky way ; 

And e’en the moles that graced her brow of light. 
Appear’d as spots upon the Queen of night. 

Array’d with smiles, she moved majestic, bright, 

And seem’d surrounded with the rays of light; 

H er arching eye-brows dark as fate to see, 

Her eyes the seat of virgin modesty. 

The Pleiades were lost in envious fear, 

To see the glittering jewels in her ear; 

And when she rose in all her beauty driest, 

A moon on earth she stood to all contest. 

Fron mis si stains her teeth were shining bright, 

Like stars which glitter on the brow o-f n ight: 

But when on them the betel’s hue of red 
In ruddy, blushing beauty was o’erspread, 

It seemed a novelty, for all t’ admire. 

Dim smoke was struggling ’neath a weight of fire. 
Upon her dimpling chin a mole was placed, 

By which her fairy face was doubly graced ; 


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Hi giver than Shereen e’en in beauty’s worth 
Was she.—the fairest of the fair on earth. 

With loneliest gems her arms encircl’d were, 

And diamonds glitter’d on her neck so fair ; 

And every charm was there, that art could trace, 

To enhance the native lustre of her grace ; 

With myrtle hue, her lovely fingers tipt, 

Appear’d as if in lover’s heart-blood dipt. 

Clad in scarlet garments, a thousand hearts 
bled at sight of her : the braiding of her dress 
were thinner than the nerves running through 
the visual organs. Every hair of her eye-lashes 
pointed as they were, would have proved spears 
for a Roostum even. Through her thin gauze¬ 
like dress, the loveliness of her limbs were quite 
visible. Whoever gazed on her, exclaimed,— 
(l Behold the moon rising above the horizon .’ 7 
Her trousers—but what shall we say about it, 
when description fails us here ? Every living 
creature paused to view her, and whoever did 
see remained motionless as a statue. When the 
marriage procession reached near, Feeroze Shah 
sent several of his ministers to welcome and 
receive his guests with becoming respect. They 

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joined the company shortly and witnessed a 
grand pyrotechnic display. Husn Arah treated 
Jumelah Khatoon with all friendliness. Danc¬ 
ing was kept up till a late hour in the night. 
When the auspicious moment arrived, the Prince 
and Princess were tied together in the bonds of 
wedlock. Congratulations resounded through¬ 
out the hall. Shurbuts were distributed, and 
cardamom, betel-nuts, and fragrant otto of roses 
offered to the guests. The Bridegroom was next 
conducted to the inner apartments of the house, 
and placed on a magnificent throne ; the Bride, 
in all her loveliness, bearing him company. 
Whilst the richest odours were breathing round 
them, loud rose the notes of song, invoking bless¬ 
ings on the heads of the new married couple, 
and calling on God to shower his benedictions 
on them, and prolong their lives and loves. A 
mirror and the Koran were then laid before 
them, and the Bridegroom was asked to go out, 
so that he may be able, as custom required, to 
meet and welcome his Bride again. The dowry 


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was presented, and Feeroze Shah busied himself 
in furnishing a splendid building, designed for 
the reception of his daughter and sons-in-law for 
that night. The marriage procession was now 
ready to depart. A covered palankeen waited 
at the door. The Bridegroom was recalled, and 
with a heart throbbing with transports, assisted 
the Princess, now his own, into the.conveyance. 
He next mounted his own swift-footed steed, 
and the company moved on. Drums were beat-« 
ing in advance ; the serenaders proceeded next ; 
elephants and camels, pedestrians and eques¬ 
trians, dancers and singers, completed the rear. 
Gold and silver flowers were showered round the 
conveyance of the Bride. At last they reached 
home, the couple alighted. The guests departed, 
and the Prince burning with impatience, receiv¬ 
ed his Bride. 



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CHAPTER XX. 

Taj-ool-Mulook and Bukawulee depart erom 
Feeroze Shah and Jumelah Khatoon. 

Taj-ool-Mulook consulted with Bukawulee, 
and asked permission from Feeroze Shhah and 
Ju melah Khatoon to depart for their country. 
Leave was immediately given, and they set out 
attended by numerous slaves of both sexes. Be¬ 
sides the princely dowry, several other articles 
of use and ornament were given, a bare catalogue 
of the names of which would fill a volume. In 
short, attended with every pomp and magnifi¬ 
cence, the Prince brought home Bukawulee. 
Dilbur and Mahmooda were restored to joy, and 
the dry field of their hope was again refreshened 
with the shower of gladness. It would seem 
that their return had the same restoring effect on 
them, as * * * But the sight of the beauty, 
grace, and opulence of Bukawulee filled them 
with confusion. Sense, lately restored, departed 
again, {lit, the Parrot in hand flew away.) The 


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Fairy, however, embraced them all, encouraged 
them, and bade them be of good cheer, and fear 
nothing, for she would never in any way inter¬ 
fere with their domestic happiness, but use all 
her endeavours to promote their views. They 
passed their days in peace and mutual love, and 
never had the least jealousy or rivalry between 
themselves. The Prince too spent his time with 
these rosy-lipped beauties, immersed in uninter¬ 
rupted bliss. 

CHAPTER XXI. 

Bukawulee goes to the Court oe Indra, 

WHERE SHE DANCES AND SINGS.—Her SEPARA¬ 
TION FROM TaJ-OOL-MuLOOK. 

Indian writers say, that there was a city 
named Ummernugger, whose inhabitants were 
immortal, and whose King was called Rajah 
Indra. Nights and days were passed in joyful 
festivities: this alone was his occupation, and the 
food of his soul were song and dancing. His 



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sway extended over all the world of the Genii. 
His court was attended by all the Fairies, who 
did nothing but sing and dance. One night it 
happened that the Rajah remembered that Buka- 
wclee, the daughter of Feeroze Shah, had 
never frequented his Court from a long time. 
He expressed himself anxious to know the 
reason of this. “ Who,” he added, “ prevents 
her coming ?” One of the Fairies answered :— 
“ She has been entrapped in the love of a 
mortal. She wails like a disconsolate night¬ 
ingale, is ever intoxicated with his love, and 
shun both friends and foes. Only his company 
is delightful to her. The pleasures of life she 
shares only with him. He and he alone is her 
life.” Upon hearing this the Rajah became 
angry, and the flame of his wrath enkindled 
more and more. He directed several Fairies to 
fetch her instantly. They descended, with a 
travelling throne in the Garden of Taj-ool- 
MuiooJc , where they awoke Bukawulee and 
apprised her of the circumstances of the anger 


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of the Rajah. Willing or not willing she was 
obliged to accompany them to Ummernuggur, 
and trembling came before the King to pay 
her obeisance to him. With hands folded, she 
stood before him. The Sovereign cast a glance 
of anger on her. He reproved her sharply and 
ordered her to be cast into the fire, that she may 
be purged from all human pollution, and be fit 
for intercourse with immortals. The obedient 
Fairies immediately removed that fair Jessamine 
of grace, and with the most delicate care cast her 
into the oven. She was reduced to ashes. 

“ The lover’s burnt. What then ? his tearful eyes, 

Like Abram, sees a dear-loved form arise ! ” 

After this they repeated a charm over a basin 
of water, and sprinkling it on the ashes restored 
her to life. Regaining her former features, she 
came to grace the dancing party. With her 
first move, she trod upon the hearts of the 
spectators, and in one turn threw the beholders 
out of themselves. Whatever the rules of 
dancing required she performed, and made all 


GOOL-I-BUKAWULEE. 


ip 

tlie quests assembled forgetful of their best 
edncerns. Every mouth applauded her, every 
tongue commended her. Bukawulee then 
bowed and departed, and returned on the same 
throne to her Garden. She washed herself in a 
bath of roses, and returned to rest in the arms of 
the Prince. She rose as usual in the morning, 
and adorned herself with great care. Other 
people also were engaged in their respective 
duties. In short, she would nightly go to 
IJmmernuggur, be burnt, then be revived, dance 
in the court of the King, return when a portion 
of the night remained, and after bathing, join 
her lord. 

(( Tho’ daily burnt, she’d never prove 
Forgetful of her life and love ; 

And nightly burnt and tortured there. 

Her lips complaining open’d ne’er ; 

From him she parted never more,. 

Nor absence for her love she bore ; 

When death each night she did prefer, 

The fiery flood was cool for her. 

Fires can be borne ; but absence still, 

Its fires are unendurable ! 

When patience from our griefs we learn. 

What joy—what bliss there is to burn ! ’* 


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But the Prince knew nothing of these parti¬ 
culars. It happened one night that his eyes 
opened, and missing Bukawulee, he rose 
and looked for her both on the terrace, and 
in the garden. But she was nowhere to be 
found. He retired to his chamber, and there sat 
waiting for the Fairy until his eyes lost their 
sight and motion. At last he fell asleep, and 
Bukawulee, according to her custom, returned 
and refired to rest. In the morning when 
Taj-ool-Mulook saw her sleeping by his side, ’ 
his wonder increased ; but lie kept his secret, 
and never disclosed it. Next night he deter¬ 
mined to solve this mystery ; he cut his finger 
and filled it with salt, to keep away the influ¬ 
ence of deep. Midnight arrived again. Buka¬ 
wulee arose and commenced adorning herself. 
The prince too went quietly and secured a seat 
in one of the corners of the throne. Buka¬ 
wulee came next. The Fairies set the throne in 
motion, and Taj-ool-Mulook could perceive 
thence, that the earth was left at such a distance 


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as it prevented its being seen. Another instant, 
and they were at the gate of Rajah Indra. 
Bukawulee alighted, and the Prince standing 
apart, gazed on and admired the glories of 
creation. On whatever direction he turned his 
eyes, crowds of Fairies met his view, and the 
most ravishing sounds struck his ear. In short, 
he witnessed such scenes there, as he had never 
beheld, and heard such sounds, as had never 
blessed his ear formerly. He was confounded. 
In the meantime the Fairies had cast Bukawulee 
in the fire, and she was reduced to ashes. 
Seeing this, the Prince forgot all and commenced 
striking his head with both his hands, exclaiming 
inwardly, “ Alas ! I have no power just now to 
cast myself in the fire, as a moth, with that fair 
creature. I would have willingly mixed my ashes 
with hers ; but what can I do? Complain I may ; 
but justic I cannot demand/’ Whilst these 
thoughts were passing through his mind, an¬ 
other Fairy advanced and sprinkled water on the 
ashes of Bukawulee. An instant, and she rose 


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to life and entered the Court of Rajah Indba. 
The Prince followed her. The place was so 
crowded, that no one had any opportunity of 
recognizing each pther, nor to ask who each 
other were. It happened that the musician at¬ 
tending Bukawulee was very old, and could 
not, on account of his infirmity, perform his du¬ 
ties properly. This retarded the movements of 
the dancer, and made her frown often at the 
awkwardness of the performer. The Prince 
could no longer contain himself. Approaching 
the musician, he softly whispered in his ear, 
“ My good sir, I have an excellent hand at music ; 
if you please let me try for a time.” His offer 
was readily accepted, and the old musician im¬ 
mediately made over the drum to him. The 
Prince, who was an adept in his art, and who 
was moreover in love with the fair dancer, com¬ 
menced his peformance to the entire satisfaction 
of the Princess. The dance and the music went 
on so excellently, that the whole house rang 
with applause. The Rajah too was so delighted, 


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that he pulled off a necklace valued at nine 
hundred thousand rupees, and cast it before the 
dancer. She, in her retrograde move, delivered 
it into the charge of the musician. When the 
festivities were over, Bukawclee returned home, 
and went as usual to bathe in the pond of roses. 
The Prince in the meantime gained his bed, and 
feigned to be fast asleep. When morning dawn¬ 
ed, he rose with a smile on his face. The Fairy 
enquired into the reason of his smiling. He re¬ 
plied, that he had a curious dream last night, 
at the recollection of which he could not help 
laughing. “ May it prove auspicious,” said the 
Fairy, “ but can I not be made acquainted with 
the particulars of this vision?” “ Yes, you 
will,” said the Prince, but first tell me, do you 
go out anywhere at midnight without inform¬ 
ing me?” Bukawijlee heard tins enquiry with 
surprise, and feared lest her husband might have 
gone with her to fairy-land. She insisted upon 
knowing all, and then asked, “Did you see any 
thing more? ” The Prince answered, “ I dream- 


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ed last night, the Fairies brought a throne for 
you, and I succeeded in hiding myself in one of 
its corners. But dreams are always false, what’s 
the use of recounting more ! They are not 
worthy of belief, it is useless to tire one’s month 
with talking.” Bukawulee replied, “But do 
give me all the particulars of your vision, I con¬ 
jure yon by my head.” In this way Taj-ool- 
Mulook went on repeating his story, and she 
entreating and persuading him until she heard 
all what she desired to know. The Prince gave 
a true account of his adventures, and then to 
confirm the truth of his assertions pulled out 
the necklace of Rajah Indr a, and showed it to 
her. Bukawulee was stunned at the recital. 
After a few minutes, “ Prince,” she said, “ what 
hast thou done? thou hast become thine own 
enemy. See, on thy account what troubles I 
have borne at the hands of my parents, and 
what taunts from friends and strangers. So 
far so, that I have consented to be burnt every 
night. But still for all that, I never left thee, 


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I never turned aside my face from the path 
of duty which I owed thee ; but what’s the use 
of repetition ? You are a witness of all yourself. 
How happy it would be if you had never gone 
with me, for the end of this will be far from any 
thing desirable. Now I am thoughtful what to 
do. If I do not take you again it cannot be 
managed • and if I take you, how long can I keep 
you concealed? Well, whatever fortune ordains, 
will be done : to-day I will try my fate again, 
and take you with me and do what can be done. 
What God wishes will be accomplished.” Hence 
when the usual hour arrived, the Prince and Bu- 
kawulee departed. On reaching the Court of 
Rajah Indra, the Fairy presented herself before 
him, and informed him that she had brought a 
very expert musician with her. She begged the 
King’s permission to allow him to play before 
his Majesty. The Monarch signified his ready 
assent to her proposal. The concert began. 
The Fairy danced. Such was the nature of the 
music, and such the harmony of the song, that 


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the whole company fell into transports of joy. 
The King himself was enravished and exclaimed, 
“ Ask what thou wantest, and thou shalt not go 
without it.” Bukawulee bowed low and sub¬ 
mitted, “ Please your Majesty, your slave— 
thanks to your bounty—is in want of nothing, 
nor has she any wish in her heart ; but if it be 
your royal will, give me that musician and I 
want no more.” The moment that the King 
heard these words, rage kindled in his bosom ; 
and turning towards the Prince, “ Son of a mor¬ 
tal,” he exclaimed, “ art thou in love with this 
Fairy? and does she dote on thee ? Very good, 
enjoy the pleasures while thou canst ; thou wish- 
est without labor or trouble to gain a Fairy like 
Bukawulee! and warm thy arm with her 
embrace—this will never do!” Then turning 
towards the Fairy, “ Impostor!” he continued, 
“ and what am I to do with thee? My word is 
given already, and I must abide by it. Go, I have 
given him to thee ; but for twelve years to come 
the lower half of thy body shall remain petrified.” 


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No sooner were these words uttered than the 
metamorphosis was completed. 

“ Fate, alas ! ordaineth still, 

Grief and joy are twin-born here ; 

Now ’tis spring with laughing flowers ; 

Now ’tis autumn bleak and sear ! 

A crown adorns the head to-day, 

In the grave it lies to-morrow; 

Now like flowers the heart expands, 

Now ’tis spotted all with sorrow! 

Pleasures vanish fast away, 

Short lived is its sunny day !” 


CHAPTER XXir. 

Taj-ool-Mulook arrives at Ceylon and 

MEETS BuKAWULEE.-The DAUGHTER OF RAJAH 

Chitr Sain falls in love with him. 

They say, that Bukawulee, immediately after 
her transformation, vanished from sight, and 
the Prince rolled on the ground through excess 
of grief. The Fairies, pitying his condition, took 
him up and cast him in a forest on earth. For 
three days he remained there without sense or 



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motion. On the fourth he opened Ins eyes, and 
found instead of his Beloved nothing but thorns 
in his arms. He wandered every side, calling 
upon the name of Bukawulee, and asking 
every tree to direct him where she was. One 
day he arrived on the banks of a pond. Beauti¬ 
fully made stairs were seen on every side. Trees 
loaded with fruits were planted every where. 
The Prince waited for a moment, then bathed 
and laid himself down under the shade of a tree 
and in thoughts of his Beloved fell asleep. It 
happened that several Fairies who were not at all 
acquainted with this history, alighted there, and 
after bathing in the very pond sat down to dry 
their hair. The eyes of one falling on the 
Prince, she observed to her companions, “ There 
is the musician of Bukawulee.” The moment 
that these words were heard by TAj-ooL-MuLook, 
he opened his eyes, arose, came before the Fairies, 
and weeping, enquired if they knew where 
Bukawulee was. Their hearts melted within 
them. They said they had not seen her, but 


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heard that 6ukawulee was in the temple of 
Ceylon, the gates of which remained closed 
during the day, and opened in the night. They 
moreover added, that Bukawulee’s body up to 
her navel, had changed to stone. The Prince 
enquired in what direction her present abode 
was, and how far it was from the place where 
they were standing. They answered, “ Leaving 
out the inconvenience of travel, if a person 
would journey all his life, he would never reach 
it,” TAj-ooL-MuLook despaired at hearing this, 
and then bidding adieu to life commenced dash¬ 
ing his head against the stones. The Fairies 
compassionating his case, consulted amongst 
themselves, with a view of devising such mea¬ 
sures as would enable them to carry him to the 
desired quarter, and there leave him to the fate 
that may befal him. They removed him instant¬ 
ly, and in the saying of a word, placed him in the 
land of Ceylon. After a moment his despair was 
somehow cheered with hope. He gazed upon 
a City which rivalled Paradise in love liness, sur- 


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rounded as it was with every surprising object. 
Not one of the men or women appeared to be 
ugly there. Nay, the very trees were so symme¬ 
trical in their shapes, as to strike the beholder 
with sensations of wonder. Rambling about he 
at last found himself in the public thoroughfare, 
where he met a Brahman Devotee. From him 
he enquired, “ In what shrines do you offer up 
your prayers? ” The Brahman answered, “Of 
Rajah Chitr Sain, who governs this country.” 
The Prince next asked, “ How many temples are 
in this city ? ” The Brahman satisfied his en¬ 
quiries, and then added that lately a new temple 
was discovered in the south. Its doors are 
never opened in the day, and no one knows 
what it contains. The Prince was delighted at 
this intelligence, and took his way as pointed 
out, until he reached the building and sat down 
patiently. In the night one of its doors opened 
on a sudden. He entered and found Bukawu- 
lee half in her original shape, and half petrified, 
sitting with her legs stretched out and reclining 


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against the wall. On beholding him she was 
much astonished, and enquired how he had come 
thither. The Prince gave a faithful account of 
his adventure. The night then was passed in 
conversation. When morning was about to 
dawn, Bukawulke bade him depart. “For,” 
said she, “ if the sunbeams find you here you 
will be changed into a shape like mine.” She 
then pulled out a pearl from her earring and 
gave it to the Prince, and desired him to sell it 
and use the proceeds for his own comforts for 
some days. The Prince carried it to the city 
and sold it for some thousands of rupees. He 
then bought a house, provided himself with all 
the necessary utensils, and engaged a few ser¬ 
vants to wait upon him. It was usual with him 
to pass his nights with Bukawcjlee, and return 
home in the morning. Thus several years rolled 
away. In the meantime he had become ac¬ 
quainted with many of the inhabitants, who 
generally undertook to escort him through the 
city. In one of his rambles he came across a 


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party of naked creatures, on whom every mark 
of poverty was visible. The Prince observed 
that these men, although in the garb of beggars, 
had still some signs of nobility depicted on their 
features. Heaven knows what may be the cause 
of this. His friends answered, that some of the 
individuals in question were actually Princes, 
and some the sons of Nobles ; but that they were 
all the victims of love. Their tale is as follows :— 
“ Rajah Chitr Sain has a daughter, who is as 
bright as the moon ; nay more, she is a star on 
the heavens of loveliness. Amongst women she 
is perfectly unrivalled. Grace is ^visible in her 
steps, and magic in her eyes. Thousands die 
before her arching eyebrows, and hundreds of 
thousands are entrapped in her raven tresses— 
those tresses that are blacker than night—nay, 
darker than the fate of her lovers. Her eyes 
teem with nectar and poison. In a moment 
they can kill, in another restore to life. In her 
love there is nothing but sufferings, sorrow and 
loss of reputation. In short, she is really a 


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Fairy, whose charms enslaved both Grubrs and 
Moslemns. But what is worse—she has two 
other companions with her, whose charms have 
wrecked the faith of many. The one is the 
daughter of a betel-seller, and is named Nirmata ; 
the other is the child of a gardener, and is 
called Chupla. All these three are sincerely 
attached to each other. Sitting or rising in all 
the concerns of life, they are always together. 
What is more, each, has got her own free will to 
exercise in making a choice of a husband, and 
no one’s interference is needed. But as yet none 
has proved fortunate enough to be honored with 
their favor.” The Prince held his peace. It 
happened once on a time that he found himself 
under the balcony of that fair one, and beheld 
thousands of spectators gazing longingly on the 
bright features of the Princess, in exactly the 
same way, as the bulbul regards the blushing 
beauties of the rose. Like maniacs they were 
blubbering amongst themselves, whilst she, the 
proud Beauty, sat on her balcony exulting at 


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the view of their sufferings. It was at this mo¬ 
ment that the Prince appeared. Their eyes met. 
The shaft of Love passed at once through her 
heart. She was wounded. Her patience was 
lost, and sense forsook her for the time. Down 
she fell, when her two attendants ran and lifted 
her up. They sprinkled rose-water on her face, 
put a scent bottle near her nose, and then after a 
moment she revived. She was still motionless, 
and speechless, and although several enquired 
into the cause of her indisposition, she returned 
not a word in answer, but continued gazing 
steadfastly in the same direction. Then it was 
that Nirmala looked down from the window 
and beheld the Prince ; and after hearing all the 
circumatances of the case from Chitrawut , com¬ 
forted her friend thus : “ Oh Princess, your 

sufferings distract me, and make me lose my 
equanimity. Why are you anxious ? Your 
father has already made you mistress of your 
own hand, and it depends upon your choice to 
marry any one thou lovest. Be comforted ; the 


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youth on the black charger will be thine, though 
he should be an angel even. Depend on me, I 
will entrap him in such a way, that escape will 
be altogether impossible.” She then deputed a 
female go-between to undertake the work. 
Boldly did this woman come forward, and hold¬ 
ing the reins of the Prince’s horse, “ Knowest 
thou not,” she asked, “ that the poor are sacri¬ 
ficed, and lovers empaled and staked here? The 
fair creature of this Palace can bind the hearts 
of all in her glossy tresses, and at one glance 
cast them dead upon the earth. Whence is thy 
boldness, that thou wanderest about and castest 
thy gaze on the mansions of Kings? Art thou 
a spark able to melt the hearts of fair ones, and 
to dissolve their stony nature ? Whence art 
thou? What country dost thou inhabit ? Where 
is thy native land? and what thy family ? ” 
Taj-ool-Mulook at once divined that she was 
sent by some one, and said, “ Silenee! don’t spin 
out a long yarn, and re-open my wounds •: my 
native land is brighter than the sun, and the 


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name of it can be enquired from Emperors. Tell 
the person who has deputed you, not to cast a 
glance on such a distressed traveller as myself, 
nor harbour any thoughts in her heart that may 
have the slightest reference to love. 

Go to him who will approve thee, 

Love him only who can love thee.” 

The dame at once found out that he was a 
Prince of the East, that his name was Taj-ool- 
Mulook, and that his connections were high. 
These particulars she communicated to Chitsa- 
wut. The Prince made it usual with him to pass 
from the same road always, so that he might 
have an opportunity of looking up to the bal¬ 
cony. Even as the moon wanes from her four¬ 
teenth night, so did the health and spirits of the 
Princess, who pined inwardly for him. She 
tried long to keep the secret to herself, but 
her attempt was fruitless. In a few days her 
parents even came to know of her sufferings. 
Her father, the King, employed an accomplished 
dame to repair to the Prince, and try all her 


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arts to propose marriage between him and bis 
daughter, or at any rate to endeavour by all 
means to gain bis heart. The woman faithfully 
performed her mission, and dwelt long on com¬ 
mendations of the charms of the Princess. The 
Prince returned his dutiful respects to his Sove¬ 
reign, and added, that he was a wanderer from 
his country, that he had exchanged the robes of 
royalty for the troubles of travelling, and that 
be had alienated himself from friends and rela¬ 
tives, and consequently proposing an alliance 
with him was equal to tracing figures on the 
face of the water and tying the wind in a hand¬ 
kerchief. When this message was delivered to 
the Rajah, it made him sadly thoughtful, and 
drove him to the resort of asking for the counsel 
of his Minister, who assured him, that it was not 
a difficult matter for the King to bring a house¬ 
less stranger into subjection. He even went 
further, and promised to undertake the adoption 
of such measures as would ultimately entrap 
him. He therefore determined to bring a charge 


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of theft against him, and in this way to gain his 
end. It is true, whoever observes the work of 
the Creator, finds that no good is free from evil, 
and that every thing evil is succeeded by some 
good. Remember, that the Creator has joined a 
spirit with every body, so that, whatever is to all 
appearance done by the body, is really achieved 
by the spirit ; hence in this world of mis¬ 
chief, whatever is done is in reality done by the 
spirit, and consequently is not evil in its nature, 
because no evil can taint the spirit. In short, 
Taj-ool-Mulook’s expenses failed, but as he was 
thinking of applying to Bukawclee, he remem¬ 
bered the jewel, which he had taken from the 
serpent, and deposited in his thigh. He sent 
for a surgeon and had the jewel taken out, cur¬ 
ing the wound afterwards by aid of his famous 
ointment. When he had fully recovered, he 
took the gem to the Bazaar ; but every jeweller 
was struck with surprise, and expressed himself 
unable to pay the price. They informed the 
Vazeer that a stranger had come into the city. 


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wishing to dispose of a jewel which no one but 
the King could purchase. The Minister on 
hearing this sent several }'Oung men to arrest 
the poor innocent stranger, and when he per^ 
ceived who he was, he lost no time in bringing 
a charge of robbery against him, and following 
it up by sending him to prison. He then com¬ 
municated this joyful tiding to the King, and 
said the bird that had flown away from the cage 
was ensnared again, and would doubtless show 
obedience to the order of the Sovereign. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

Taj-ool-Mulook’s marriage with Chitrawut. 

Bukawulee’s temple is dug up. 

Chitr Sain used all his endeavours to make 
Taj-ool-Molook suffer the woes of imprison¬ 
ment, to compel him to marry Chitrawut ; 
but what caused the greatest pang to the heart 
of the Prince was his absence from Buka- 
WULee. Night and day he wailed and dashed 



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his head against the walls and doors, At last 
the Darogah informed the King, that the new 
prisoner was suffering much, and unless re¬ 
leased soon, would die, and his blood will be on 
the head of the Monarch. The King answered 
not a word ; but sending for his daughter 
desired her to go to the prison and cast the 
shadow of her bright face on the Prince. 
“ Perhaps,” he continued, “ it may be that he, 
like the moth, may flutter in the lustre of your 
beauty, and his pride be reduced to ashes.” 

Chitrawot received these instructions with 
delight. She then adorned herself with all 
care, and thus heightened the effect of all her 
natural charms. Then, attended by Nirmula 
and Chupla, went as the Moon, with Yenus 
and Mercury in her train. On entering the 
prison, this Zuleekha encountered her lover, 
whose beauty was still equal to that of Joseph. 
In all her lustre she stood before him. Her 
teeth glittered like pearls of the purest water, 


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and the redness of her lips would shame the 
blushing ruby. Her neck shone with silvery 
whiteness. As she moved, the richest odours 
were diffused from her garments, and itr 
breathed wherever she was. Her almond-eyes 
were enchanting to view, and her amber locks 
spread fragrance far and near. The dimples 
on her chin attracted the hearts of all beholders; 
but virgin modestjr forbade her- to expose 
to view the pomegranates of her breasts. No¬ 
thing, however, would attract the notice of the 
Prince. In truth, if the charms,of Chitrawut 
did not prove effectual, all her exertions would 
go as labor lost. When the Prophet found that 
his devotions did not prove a suitable offering 
to God, he humbly said, that he was incom¬ 
petent for the task. Who then after him can 
boast of his own success. It is best then to 
place one’s self in the crucible of His love, and 
there melt until we gain the quality of the 
Philosopher’s stone, and then be appreciated by 
Kings and Princes as superior to gold even. 


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In a word, when Chitrawut found that the 
magic of her eyes and the fascination of her 
brow had no effeet upon the heart of the Prince, 
she fell before him and struggled with her 
sufferings. Then it was that the Prince felt 
pity and drew her to his arms, and agreed to 
marry her, for he perceived that unless he did 
so there was no chance of his release. Nirmula 
communicated this happy intelligence to the 
King, and informed him that Chitrawut had 
returned home successful in the object she had 
in view. Chitr Sain immediately ordered the 
liberation of the Prince, had him washed in a 
princely bath, arrayed him in kingly garments, 
and fixed a mansion for his abode. In an aus¬ 
picious moment, he joined him and his daugh¬ 
ter in wedlock according to the rites and cere¬ 
monies of his family. When Taj-ool-Mulook 
entered the chamber of Chitrawut, he found 
Nirmula and Chupla at the post of their duty. 
They received him with great warmth, which 
was unreturned by the Prince. When a quar- 


176 G00L-I-BUKAWULEE. 

ter of the night was over, he rose from his 
bed, and took his way towards Bukawulee’s 
temple, where that Fairy, not having seen him 
for some time, was longing for his return. 

As soon as her eyes fell on the Prince her 
heart rejoiced, and she sat up to receive him.; 
but the moment that she saw his hands and 
feet tinged with the hue of myrtle, her Jas- 
mine-lik face reddened with rage. Jealousy 
touched her heart. She could not hold her 
peace any longer. “ Well Prince/’ she said in a 
taunting manner, “ you have come at last, but 
what a fashion you have adopted. You have 
drowned the name of a lover, and shamed the 
character of faith of earth. Henceforward 
never dare to love, nor proclaim yourself 
ever as such. Cruel, what hast thou done ? Is 
this thy justice whilst I am changed to a stone 
here, thy fingers boast the redness of the myr¬ 
tle ? Whilst I pine here in loneliness, you 
repose on the couch of luxury ; and while my 


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heart is breaking for thee, thou enjoyest plea¬ 
sures with some other rosy-coloured damsel ? 
Dreadful it is to think, that while the love 
withers in a prison, the lover should recreate 
himself with music and mirth. Never speak 
again of affection; perish such love, if this be 
love ! While I die here for thee, how canst 
thou be happy Taj-ool-Mulook ? ” When the 
Prince heard these words, he expressed the 
sincerest regret, and answered, “ Beloved, where 
are your ideas wandering ? Although I am a 
famous Prince, yet still for all that I regard 
myself your slave ; although a King, I am 
still your subject ; all that is mine is thine 
too. From the time that 1 have seen you, 
nothing pleases me but the sight of your 
charms. Friends, luxuries, mirth, music,—my 
mind disowns them all alike, being constantly 
fixed on you. And when I am entirely your 
own, how then can I be attracted by the beauty 
of others ? How can I forget one who is 
unrivalled on earth ? Do not mistrust me, my 


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love is too sincere to be changed, and the 
allegiance I owe you can never be turned aside, 
I can never have any concern with others when 
I have placed life and death in your hands. 
But what could I do ! I was powerless and in 
prison. I had no intention whatever of marry¬ 
ing another; but unless I did so, there was 
no hope of release. If I had not complied 
with the wish of another, how could I have 
seen you again ? I would have died in confine¬ 
ment, and you would have remained pining in 
this temple. You would have known nothing 
of my death, nor I aught of your sufferings. 
Yet if I regarded my own distresses only, I 
would not have consented to this alliance—no, 
by no means—but I couldn’t persuade myself 
to allow your confinement to be protracted, 
when it was in my power to free you. I was 
sure if I died you could not have survived me. 
Hence I married.” Angrily the Fairy return¬ 
ed :—“ Why have recourse to such falsehoods ? 
Can any one be married by compulsion? It 


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is sufficient; I have examined your faith and 
love. May you be happy with your happiness 
I will remain content with my misery, knowing 
too well that in the day of distress, none but God 
is our friend.” With a breaking heart did the 
Prince hear these words. He heaved a deep sigh 
and wept. Bukawulee could not bear this : she 
joined him in tears, and both remained sobbing 
for some time. At last the impatient Lover fell 
on her feet, and the Fairy not wishing to see him 
in this position raised and embraced him. “ I 
am not seriously angry with you,” she said, “ all 
that I have spoken was but to try your fidelity. 
I am happy in your happiness, and will be the 
last person on earth to be indignant with you. 
I approve of your proceedings, woman as I am, 
and deficient in prudence and judgement. Be 
not sorry at what I have said, I am not dissa¬ 
tisfied with you, confident as I am, that wher¬ 
ever you are you are mine, as I am entirely 
yours, and our hearts must always respond to 
the love we bear each other.” 


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In short, in this way they went on. She 
was all petulance, he all humility. The Prince 
then informed her, how he was compelled to 
marry Chitrawut, till at last he succeeded 
in dispelling all suspicions from her mind' 
When morning dawned he returned home, and 
gained his place 'on Chitrawut’s bed. Thus 
night after night he passed with Bukawulee, 
and the day in conversation with Chitrawut, 
who was of course very much out of temper 
with such conduct. 

She wondered how it was that her own fires 
had no effect on the heart of her husband. It 
was singular, she thought, that the lover and 
the love should remain in the same house, and 
yet their affections should be so far from each 
other as the East is from the West. 

Reader, as long as thy eyes are set on a stran¬ 
ger, they shall be blind to the perfections of The 
Friend, although they may be exposed to thy 
view. First root out the thorn of desire from 


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18 L 


thy heart, and then thou shalt find the'reflec- 
tioii of the rosy countenance of thy friend cast 
on the mirror of thy heart. Nought but color 
and fragrance are desirable in the garden of life. 

Chitrawut complained to her father about 
the ungracious manner in which she was 
treated by the Prince. Several spies were ap¬ 
pointed by the King to watch over the noctur¬ 
nal movements of Taj-ool-Mulook. Whilst 
they were yet exercising their work of vigilance, 
they found the Prince wending his way to¬ 
wards the temple of Bukawulee, where the 
night was passed, and whence he returned 
home in the morning. The same moment the 
King was informed that he had been found re¬ 
turning from such a temple. Several sculptors 
were forthwith appointed by 'the Eajah to dig 
up the temple from its very foundation. This 
order was faithfully executed, and the temple 
demolished and cast into an adjoining stream. 
'When Taj-oor-Mulook, as usual with him. 


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went the next day, he found no trace of the 
building. He rolled himself on the ground, 
and cried: 

“If a trace of thee I’d find, 

To that spot I would willing go ; 

JBut I am powerless ; if the earth 
Would ope wide, I’d sink below. 

At last, overpowered by despair, he gave a 
free vent to his tears, and as a last resort re¬ 
turned home. For a few days hopelessness 
and sorrow were his inseparable companions ; 
but when he found that another meeting was 
out of the question, and that grief had failed 
to be effectual, he turned his attention to the 
enchanting converse of Chitrawut, and then 
it was that the buds of her hopes expanded, 
touched by the zephyr of his love, and the 
shell of her desire was made pregnant with the 
pearls of his affection. 



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CHAPTER XXIV*. 

Rukawulee is re-born in the house of a far¬ 
mer. Chitrawut and Taj-ool-Mulook meet 

HER AND GO TO THE COUNTRY OF XlGAREEN. 

They say that the ground on which the tem¬ 
ple of Bukawulee once stood, was tilled by a 
farmer, in which he sowed mustard seed. Taj- 
ool-Mulook too, often repaired thither to while 
away his hours in witnessing the fields overspread 
with carpets of the richest verdure. When the 
plants emerged from the ground and blossomed, 
the Prince repeated his visit both morning and 
evening, and addressed them thus : 

“ Flowers of the field! how fare ye here ?— 
Love’s fragrance in your bloom I find ; 

From earth emerging ye appear, 

Say where’s the Charmer of my mind ? ” 

In due time the corn ripened, The farmer 
reaped it and put it to the oil-press. Peasants 
are generally accustomed to try the first fruit of 


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their fields themselves. Hence it happened that 
his wife, partaking of a dish prepared with the 
oil thus produced, conceived, although she was 
considered barren for a long time. When nine 
months expired, she brought forth a fairy-faced 
daughter, whose presence illumined the hitherto 
dark abode of the farmer. It was noised about 
on all sides that a barren woman had brought' 
forth a fair daughter through the efficacy of some 
mustard oil. In respect of the girl herself, the 
neighbours declared that while yet in her infancy 
the splendour of her countenance eclipses the 
moon ; when she will reach her fourteenth year, 
it was to be feared that she will over-rival the 
sun also. By degrees this rumour came to the 
ear of Taj-ool-Mulook. He guessed at once 
that this must have been the effect of the mus¬ 
tard seed. He summoned the farmer together 
with his daughter. The moment that his eyes 
fell upon the girl, he recognized the features of 
his Beloved, and with his heart full of gladness 
came to the conclusion, that Bukawulee must 


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have been born again in the farmer’s house. He 
delivered a large sum of money to her father, 
and desired him to rear her up with every 
possible care. When she was seven years of 
age, innumerable were the applications made for 
her hand ; but the farmer remembeing that the 
Prince had already shewn a deep interest in her 
welfare, knew not how to decide, not knowing 
what future views he had regarding her, and 
fearing to incur the displeasur of his patron if 
he acted wrong. To all he returned one answer. 
He said' when the girl came to be of age she 
would have free permission to choose whomsoever 
she liked for her husband. When she trod on 
the verge of her tenth year, Tajool-Mulook 
sent a message to her father, demanding the 
hand of his daughter in marriage. The farmer 
trembled when he heard this. How can, he 
said, a poor farmer dare to make the King’s 
son-in-law the husband of his own daughter ; 
If I do even, the end will be, that the position of 
my daughter with him would be that of a slave ; 


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and it would be a pity to victimise a creature so 
lovely as my child. The moment that Buka- 
wulee heard these words, “ Father,” she said 
“ hear me, my name is Bukawulee, and I am a 
Fairy; don’t be anxious on my account—-the 
rose is always destined to grace the head, and 
the pearl to a lorn princely diadems. Desire the 
Prince in answer to wait for a few days more* * 
The poor Peasant held his peace, but Taj-ool- 
Mulook’s messenger returned, and gave him a 
faithful version of all what he had heard. The 
Prince was highly delighted, his sorrows vanish¬ 
ed. He rewarded the messenger and bade him 
depart. When the dark days of Bukawulee 
had passed away, hundreds of Fairies came 
thither, and with them Summun Roo, enrobed 
with richly embroidered garments and glittering 
with jewels, seated on a golden throne. The 
Princess changed her clothes, put on her orna¬ 
ments, and when all was ready, she addressed 
her father and said, “ Hitherto I have been your 
guest, now I am about to depart.” She then 


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. 187 


led him behind the house, and pointed out a 
spot which contained hidden treasures, under¬ 
ground. She then left him, and ascending the 
throne guided by her attendant fairies, alighted 
in the house where Taj-ool-Mulook was sitting 
in the company of Chitrawut, Nirmjjla and 
Chupla. Bukawulee entered the chamber 
alone. On approaching Chitrawut, she embra¬ 
ced her with sisterly affection. She on her part 
was struck with the beauty of Bukawulee, and 
sunk on her sofa perfectly exhausted. She then 
recounted her adventures to Taj-ool-Mulook, 
and heard his in return. She asked Chitrawut 
if her heart still glowed with love for the Prince. 
“ In that case,” she continued, “ in God’s ntmie 
come on, my house is yours.” Chitrawut an¬ 
swered, “ X live in the Prince ; and when he 
departs, how can I keep my body devoid of life ? 
Come on, I am ready to go with you.” At that 
instant Bukawulee beckoned to her Fairies to 
make themselves visible. It is related that 
when they appeared, Ceylon was so densely fill- 


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ed, that no' space of four fingers’ length even 
was left unoccupied : confusion reigned through¬ 
out the City. Even the Rajah was dismayed, 
and precipitately sought the shelter of his 
Palace, The moment he entered, thfe Prince 
rose to greet him. He went a few steps in ad-= 
vance, and led his father-in-law to a seat on his 
own throne. He then gave him a detailed his¬ 
tory of his love for Bukawulee, The Rajah 
appeared to be distressed for some time ; but at 
last the traces of joys were visible on his coun¬ 
tenance, and rising from his seat he placed the 
hands of Chitrawut in those of Bukawulee’s,— 
“ I entrust,” he said, “ my only child to you, 
not indeed as a rival, but as a slave. All that I 
hope is that you will not withhold your kind¬ 
ness from one who is bound to regard you as. 
her superior.” He then gave them leave to 
depart. Taj-ool-Mulook ascended the throne r 
Chitrawut and Bukawulee sate on either side of 
him, and A ivmul'a and Chupla stood respectfully 
before them. The throne in a moment reached 


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its destination. It alighted on the threshold 
of Taj-ool-Mulook’s Palace, Chitrawut and 
Bukawulee entered ; Buhram the son of the 
Minister of Zein-ool-Mulook who had been left 
in charge of the house and the gardens of 
the Prince, came forth to welcome his master 
and mistress home. Taj-ool-Mulook received 
him g]*aciously, accepted his presents, and re¬ 
warded him with a princely suit of garments. 
He then set his feet in the Palace, and was re¬ 
ceived with the warmest delight by Mahmooda 
and Dilbuk, with whom as well as with Chitra¬ 
wut and Bukawulee the stream of his life glid¬ 
ed through peace and tranquillity. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

Taj-ool-Mulook sends letters of invitation 
to Feroze Shah, Mozuffer Shah, and his 
father, who come to meet him.—-Buhram 
FALLS IN LOVE WITH RoOH AfZAH. 

Historians relate that Taj-ool-Mulook ad¬ 
dressed letters to Feroze Shah, Mozuffer Shah* 




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and his father, communicating to them the hap¬ 
py intelligence of his safe return. The perusal 
of these epistles afforded great gratification to 
the readers, who forthwith set out to meet him. 
Fekoze Shah and Jumelah Khatoon set out 
for the East, attended by splendid equipages. 
Mozuffer Shah and Husn Arah followed their 
example. Zein-ool-Mulook, with his lawful 
wife for his companion; and his army preceding 
him, went after the other Princes to the country 
of Nigareen. Thither they reached in a few 
days. They observed that its vicinity was so 
overcrowded with men and fairies, that there 
was not suffcient space left to put a seed of the 
sesamum even. Taj-ool-Mulook and Buka- 
wulee jvere highly delighted to receive their 
guests. Sorrow departed from the heart of each. 
The sounds of revelry echoed for full three 
days. Nought was heard but songs and music, 
—nought was seen save dancing and mirth. 
With the fourth the feast ended, and the Princes 
departed highly pleased with the hospitality 


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they received. But Bokawolee prevailed upon 
Rooh Afzah to remain with her for a few days 
longer. A cornelian room was set apart for her 
sleeping chamber. Long did they pass their 
time in conversation that evening, after which 
Rooh Afzah retired to her own apartment. It 
happened one night, as she was sleeping near 
the window, that her flowing locks descended 
therefrom, and a bright gem was glittering in 
one of the ribbands that tied her tresses. Just 
at the time Buhram was roving about enjoying 
the moonlight scene. As he approached the 
window, his eyes fell on the gem glittering 
there. He thought that a dragon was holding 
his jewel in his mouth. But gazing more at¬ 
tentively he perceived, that it was a ruby glit¬ 
tering there, in a lock of hair which had escaped 
from the window. He then fancied that the 
room must belong to Bukawulee, and that lock 
of hair was hers. That whole night his heart 
knew no rest. When morning dawned, he could 
contain himself no longer. He asked Summun 


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Roo whose that chamber was ; and was told in 
return, that it was the bed-room of Rooh 
Aezah. The moment that he heard this, the 
fire of love blazed in his heart, and maniac-like 
he wandered about. The next midnight he 
watched for an opportunity, applied a scaling 
ladder to the window, and entered the chamber 
unopposed by any. He saw that rival of Venus 
sleeping gracefully on a golden bed. Beholding 
this he became senseless like one intoxicated, 
and as he was yet a stranger to the pleasure 
which was now thrilling through his veins, he 
could not hold himself, but falling on the bed, 
embraced the Fairy, and kissed her ardently. 
That instant Rooh Aezah started up and found 
that the intruder was Buhram. Although she 
loved the youth in her heart, still for all that, 
she was by no means pleased with this breach 
of the rules of decency. She expressed herself 
highly offended, and slapped him till he was 
fairly pushed out of the window. Weeping he 
retired to his own apartment. Next morning 


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Rooh Afzaii begged permission of Bukawulee 
to depart; and although the latter persuaded her 
much to defer carrying her wish into execution 
for a short time, she was immovable, for she 
knew well that if Bukawulee came to know the 
incident of last night, she would laugh at her 
and tease her with her sarcastic remarks. At 
length she bade adieu to her fair hostess, and 
set out for the Island of Fir clous. But love 
followed her. Her thoughts were but of Buh- 
ram. No comfort came to her by day and no 
rest through the live-long night. Her eyes 
were always moist with tears, and the simoon 
of grief withered the bloom of her cheeks. True 
it is, if we devote attention to the matter, we 
shall always find that the beloved suffers the 
restlessness of love in a greater degree. It is 
characteristic with them, to attract lovers to their 
presence by the powerful agency of their charms ; 
while there are others who employ the sling of 
absence to cast them far away. 


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Chapter xxyi. 

Buhram reaches the Island of Firdous 

THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE OF SuMMUN Roo. 

He MEETS Rooil AfZAH THROUGH THE KIND¬ 
NESS of Bunuf Shah. 

In the absence of Rooh Afzah, sorrows and 
woes were the lot of Buhram. His eyes sank, 
he became pale and emaciated, and excited sym¬ 
pathy in the heart of Summun Roo. Often she 
advised him to forget his love. “ Buhram,” 
she would say, “give up the vain ideas that 
have entered your head. You are a human be¬ 
ing,' she is a Fairy ; it cannot be expected that 
your love will be productive of any good fruit ; 
curse on such friendships which entail sufferings 
on you. It is useless to bear such affliction for 
one who has not the least regard for your love. 
Let alone the case of Taj-ool-Mulook. It was 
a chance only which induced Bukawulee to 
love him, if not it is too difficult to find a Fairy 


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ally herself with a mortal.” Buiiram heard 
these words in silence. He answered. 

. Advice is useless—for’tis true 

You cannot change the Ethiop’s hue. 

When Summun Roo found that the thorn of 
love could not be extracted from his heart, she 
said, u All that I can do is to assist you in reach¬ 
ing the country of Firdous” Buhram willingly 
accepted her offer of aid, upon which the Fairy 
arrayed him in the garb of a female, adorned him 
with jewels, so that the youth exactly resembled 
a young woman. She then took him by the 
hand and placed him instantaneously in the 
Island of Firdous. She carried him to the house 
of her nominal sister named Buxuf Shah, who 
was the dressing-maid of Rooh Afzah. By her 
she was welcomed cordially, and asked, who the 
young lady, her companion, was ? She said, “ she 
was a God-sister of hers, who was very much de¬ 
sirous from a long time to visit her country. I 
have therefore,” she continued, brought her 


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here, that she may be able to rove about in your 
clime. Bunuf Shah willingly agreed to treat 
her intended guest with every attention. Sum¬ 
mon Roo then departed, and Buhram remained 
with his fair friend, who made it a point to feed 
him with the richest delicacies on earth, to show 
every kindness to him, and to take him to all 
the gardens and groves of the city. In the 
evening they would return home, when Bunuf 
Shah would depart to attend Rooh Afzah. In 
this manner several days passed away. Once 
when Bunuf Shah was absent, and Buhram 
found that no one was in the house, he pulled 
out a looking glass which his hostess in the 
capacity of a dressing.maid was in the habit of 
taking to Rook Afzah, and wrote the following 
lines on the back of it : 

“ Plain and inglorious is the hue which always stains 
the Looking Glass ; 

; Xis from the lustre of thy looks that bright remains 
the Looking Glass. 


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When placed upon the toilette’s height, confronting 
thy fair, lovely face, 

A sense of deep humility afflicts and pains the Look¬ 
ing Glass. 

And Envy still declareth that the Mirror should be 
dash’d on earth, 

“ Why loveliest, hast thou look’d towards,” (she thus 
complains) “ the Looking Glass ? ” 

If thou wouldst cease to cast on it the radiance of 
thy looks benign, 

Vain is the Mirror’s purity and doubly vain’s the 
Looking Glass. 

Not for an instant would the glass abide before those 
charms of thine, 

Know ’tis the reflex of thy locks that thus enchains 
the Looking Glass.” 

At the hour appointed, Bcnuf Shah carried 
all the materials of the toilette to Eooii Aezah. 
After combing and arranging her hair, she deli¬ 
vered the Looking Glass to her. It chanced 
that the eyes of the Fairy fell on the inscription 
on its back ; she read and immediately knew that 



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Buhram was the writer. She determined to sift 
the matter properly, so that she may be sure of the 
fact of his coming. With this view she addressed 
her maid thus: “Bunuf Shah, what is that which 
lasts eternally, and what object is that which 
is always the companion of grief” ? Although 
the dressing maid mused long, she was not able 
to solve the enigma; she therefore begged of her 
mistress to excuse her for the present, promising 
to reply to her queries on the morrow. When 
she reached home, she bothered her head as 
much as possible, but to no purpose. Buhram 
perceived that she was more than ordinarily 
thoughtful, and asked what was the reason. 
Bunuf Shah repeated the questions of Rooh 
Afzah to him, saying that in her opinion the 
changes of nature were eternal, and that glad¬ 
ness was the companion of grief. Buhram, 
however, observed that the solutions were not 
right. He said, “ That the happiness of the 
lover who had been slapped by his mistress was 
eternal; and that he is the companion of grief. 


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109 


whose beloved is concealed from his view, and 
who expects her in every object he meets. It 
is related of Mujnoon that when he was asked 
who was entitled to succeed to the Caliphat after 
the Prophet, he replied, ‘ Leila. m The next 
morning Bitnuf Shah gave the solution of her 
enigmas to Rooh Afzah in the words of Buh- 
ram. As soon as she heard this, she felt assur¬ 
ed that her lover had actually come, and ques¬ 
tioned the maid whether or not she was assisted 
in solving the riddles by some one else. Al¬ 
though she protested that no aid whatever was 
given her by any living soul, yet Rooii Afzah 
refused to believe her words. When compelled, 
Bunuf Siiah was obliged to confess, that the 
fairy Summun Roo had left a sister of hers in 
her house, and that it was she who explained 
the mystery. Rooh Afzah expressed an intense 
desire of seeing her, and appointed that very day 
for the meeting ; the dressing maid agreed. In 
the evening Buhram, dressed magnificently, was 
carried to the palace of the Princess. The mo- 



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ment tliat her eyes encountered his, she instant¬ 
ly recognized him, although she feigned not to 
know him. Buhram fancied that the Fairy had 
failed to make him out, and that the inscription 
on the back of the Looking Glass was still 
unread. When Bun or Shaii had finished 
combing and arranging the hair of the 
Princess, she required the Glass, which was im¬ 
mediately placed in her hands by Buhram, but 
with its position so inverted that the eyes of the 
Princess fell at once on the lines incsribed on 
the other side of it. The moment that Boon 
Afzah perused the writing she laughed heartily, 
and observed to Bunuf Shah that her sister 
was too foolish not to know the right from the 
wrong side of the Looking Glass. “Let her re¬ 
main for the night,” she continued, “so that we 
may be able to devote this evening to gaiety and 
mirth.” The dressing maid gave her ready as¬ 
sent to the proposal, adding that it would be an 
honor for her guest to remain in her (Rooh Af- 
zah’s) company: she departed shortly after this. 


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Reader, remember, that if Buhram bad not 
exchanged his own garments for those of a female, 
he could never have succeeded in meeting 

o 

Rooh Aezah. In truth, whenever the lover 
adopts the habit of his mistress, he is sure to 
make her his own lover. In corroboration of 
this the Prophet has said, “ Imitate the nature of 
God , until you be united with him .” When solemn 
night made her appearance, and the exhalation 
of the moon had tinged every object with its 
silvery hue, Rooh Aezah quitted the company 
of the Fairies and entered her own chamber, 
where Buhram was expecting her. She opened 
the conversation by enquiring after her name. 
He answered that it was a long time that he had 
bade adieu to modesty and shame, and that he 
remembered no other name but hers. She then 
asked, “Why have you come hither?’ He ans¬ 
wered, “ The taper knows too well why the 
moth comes to it.” In a word, the speech of 
Buhram had a powerful effect on her but 
still she continued frowning, and said, “ I 


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know too well, deceiver! that thou art not a 
woman but a man, and that thou hast adopted 
this habit only to get entrance here. Thou hast 
ruined my reputation, but wait a moment, and 
yon will see how thy boldness will be punished. 
Buhram, who was still a novice, not knowing the 
difference between pain and pleasure, who un¬ 
derstood not the coquetries of females, and who 
moreover, had a vivid recollection of the slapp¬ 
ing he had received, was afraid that he was 
about to get a second beating and be turned out. 
He trembled through fear, and repeated the 
following lines : 

“ Kill me ;—far better 5 tis to die before 
Tby sight, than live and suffer more and more . 55 

The Fairy feared, lest the youth may die, 
and she be reckoned as a tyrant in love; she ran 
to him, placed his head on her lap, and by the 
efficacy of her kisses restored him to sensibility. 

Header, until thy understanding is not en¬ 
lightened by the beams of civilization, thou wilt 


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gain no advantage from the light of the Creator; 
and until thou turnest not away thy attention 
from this world of dreams, thou wilt never suc¬ 
ceed in acquiring everlasting life. He who 
treads not the path of love himself, never reaches 
the destination. When Buhram opened his 
eyes, he found himself in the position of a rose, 
and his mistress in that of a nightingale. His 
heart overflowed with rapture ; forgetting all, 
he kissed her mouth, which vied with the bud 
of the jasmine. All then w r as pleasure. The 
Fairy also, who was drunk with desire, could 
not restrain herself. They then gave a free vent 
to the warmth of their hearts, and each was 
drowned in a transport of bliss. After this, 
Rooh Aezah was so much in love with Bur- 
ram, that a moment’s absence from him was 
more than she could bear—she determined 
therefore to keep him with her without any 
possibility of discovery. For this purpose she 
changed him into a dove, and placed him in a 
golden cage. 


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Every nigfit she restored him to his original 
shape, and devoted the time till morning to the 
joys of love; in this way several days passed 
away: but how long can musk or love be con¬ 
cealed? Husn Arah somehow or other was in* 
formed of their amours. Early in the morning 
she came on a sudden to enquire into the matter. 
When she saw Rooh Afzah, she perceived that 
her hair was deranged, her pale cheek tinged 
with rosy hues, her eyes languid, the bodice of 
her gown loosened, and her stays out of its pro¬ 
per place; she had no doubt felt that some bold 
lover had deprived her of the jewel of virginity. 
She advanced suddenly, beat her with both her 
hands, and said, “Unfortunate girl ! you have 
drowned the reputation of your family. What 
hast thou done? Whilst yet a virgin, thou hast 
set thy eyes on a strange person. Hadst thou 
no shame to approach a man ? A thousand 
pities on thee ! Better it were, if you drowned 
yourself. The notoriety of your shame is ring¬ 
ing throughout the city. Thy fame and cbarac- 


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ter are lost ; say even now, what all this means, 
otherwise I shall strangle you this moment.” 
Rooh Afzah trembled and answered, “Mother, 

1 1 swear by your head, that I have never seen 
the face of a strange man; may I be deprived of 
my eyes if I have beheld any one from a long 
distance even. This is a pure calumny, and I 
only wonder how you, who profess to be my 
mother, can defame and vilify the character of 
your daughter thus?” But say whatever she 
liked, and swear as much as she may, her mother 
would by no means believe her. On the con¬ 
trary, she endeavoured as much as possible to 
try and detect the thief, and punish him, as much 
as his crime deserved. She appointed a thousand 
spies who travelled the world through, but could 
not discover the secret of the bird in the cage. 

Reader, before thou triest to span the heaven 
in search of thy Creator, first try to know thy¬ 
self! It is folly to seek the one, without know¬ 
ing the other. 



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“ First see who’s he that liveth here, 

Then search him through the fields of air!” 

When Husn Araii found that her spies could 
accomplish nothing, she next had recourse to 
the servants of her daughter. She threatened 

o 

them, if they were not explicit with her, she 
would subject them to the displeasure of Mozuf- 
fer Shah. At last a domestic, by name Goon 
Rookh, approached her and said, '* My mistress, 
how can I know the secret of the bed chamber, 
when we are never allowed to enter it? 

In such a case, who hopetli to be wise 

When none have time allowed to use their eyes? 

But still for all that, I have observed of late, 
that your daughter is much occupied in tending 
and nourishing the dove which hangs in the 
golden cage. In fact, she cannot part with it for 
a moment even. Externally the creature is but 
a bird ; but who knows what it really is? Be¬ 
yond this limit my imagination even cannot take 
her flight. True, but Husn Arah’s imagination 
could fly a little further. Believe us, reader, so 


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207 


long as the spirit is confined in the cage of this 
body, every object will appear to it but as a 
handful of dust. The moment, however, that 
the talismanic influence is removed, its eyes will 
be opened, and it will find out the difference 
between the real truth, and the illusive phan¬ 
toms of the world. The Prophet himself has 
observed, that God is like a boundless stream, 
and every living object like a bubble floating 
upon it. The moment that they burst, nought 
remains but the river before them. Hence con¬ 
sider, that the river has its orignal first and its 
dignity also is higher, for none will consider a 
bubble equal to the river, and vice versa. Every 
object must be designated properly—the temple 
in' Mecca must be termed glorious, and idolaters’ 
shrine treated with contempt. Heaven must be 
called Heaven, and Hell, Hell ; the order of 
nature must be arranged properly, and he who 
remembers not this classification, is an atheist. 


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Husn Arah entered the chamber of Rooh. 
Afzah, took down the cage, and tried to go off 
with it. The moment that the daughter saw 
that her favourite bird was in the unmerciful 
talons of the hawk, she held her heart, but could 
speak nothing to her mother. Her own spirit 
struggled to be released from her body ; but the 
hands of Fate could not open the door of the 
cage. In the meantime Husn Arah, possessed 
of the bird, made her flight through heaven, and 
alighting in the palace of Mozuffer Shah 
placed the cage before him. The King took out 
the bird, felt him all over, and detected as it 
were by chance, found that an amulet was tied 
round his neck. The moment that it was re¬ 
moved, the bird was a bird no longer, but Buh- 
ram stood confessed before him, in his astonished 
Court.—Rage inflamed the heart of the King. 
“ Wretch,’’ he exclaimed, “hadst thou no fear of 
my kingly displeasure? Declare through whose 
assistance wert thou brought in the monarchical 
palace? Remember that the fruit of thy b.oldness 


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* 

will be death and destruction, nothing less.” 
Buhram answered, “ Lovers are guided by their 
passions only, and hence, they should be consi¬ 
dered as above punishment. No one places vo¬ 
luntarily the chains of Love on his feet. But 
lovers are powerless, and what care they? He 
who has washed his hands of life cares not a pin 
for death.But if I die now, I shall still retain a 
desire of seeing my mistress once more, and 
should such be the case, I am sure my eyes will 
stream with a perpetual flow of tears even when 
they are closed in the grave. 

“ I care not for death: but ’tis painful to die 
When the glow of thy charms would not beam 
on my eye.” 

The rage of Mozueeer Shah was excited to 
its highest pitch when he heard these words of 
Buhram- He ordered him to be taken beyond 
the precincts of the city, and to be burnt to 
ashes. At that very instant Taj-ool-Mulook 
and Bukawulee were passing that way, and 
beheld Buhram in this pitiable plight. The 
pyre which was psepared for him first attracted 
N 


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their attention. Buhram was sitting on it, and 
the fire was already set. Bukawulee approach¬ 
ed the crowd, and enquired why and wherefore 
the preparations were made? One of them re¬ 
plied, that the lover of Rooh Afzah is going to 
be burnt. Scarce had she heard this, when she 
descended from the throne, and approaching the 
pyre, ordered the fire to be extinguished, saying 
that if a single hair of Buharm’s head were in¬ 
jured, she would burn a thousand heads in 
return, and demolish the houses of all those who 
may be concerned in the business. The people 
were frightened. They put out the fire, pulled 
Buhram from the pyre, and delivered him over 
to Bukawulee. They both departed thence and 
arrived at a garden where she left Tajool- 
Mulook and Buhram and went forward to meet 
Husn Arah and Mozueeer Shah. 

Them she greeted reverently, and was received 
with the kindest cordiality. She was asked 
what had induced her to come. Bukawulee 


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answered, she had an intense desire of seeing her 
uncle and aunt, but whilst on the way she had 
seen a strange sight. A crowd of people was 
busily engaged in burning the son of her father- 
in-law’s Minister, aud if she had delayed a mo¬ 
ment, the poor young man would have been 
reduced to ashes. “ Death,” she said, “ was 
pleasant to no one, and more particularly to a 
young man like Buhram. Although his crime 
deserved such a punishment, yet it was useless 
to inflict it now, for whatever was to be done 
was already accomplished. “ Granting even, that 
you killed him,” she went on, “ can this stain of 
infamy be ever washed out ? On the contrary, 
only hundreds know it at present, after a short 
time it will pass from mouth to mouth, till it 
will become the subject of discussion among 
thousands. It is the best plan after all to 
pardon his fault, and to bestow Rooh Afzah in 
marriage on him. He is a graceful and deserv¬ 
ing youth, and this is not the first instance 
when a daughter of a King was wedded to the 


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son of a Minister. If you regard Man as below 
the dignity of Fairies / 7 she added, “why did 
you sanction my marriage with Taj-ool-Mulook 
when there was a slight difference between a 
daughter and a niece ? 57 Mozuffer Shah bent 
his head and answered, “ Yery good, do what¬ 
ever you like . 77 Bukawulee lost no time in 
proceeding to Rooh Aezah, whom she found 
weeping, and sitting with her hair in confusion. 
She smiled and said, “ Really how deep you 
have laid your mine. Heaven preserve us from 
your wiles, and teach us to avoid the treachery 
of your eyes. Come, get up, speak and smile as 
usual, for I have brought back your lover in 
safety. After a few days more you can open 
your heart and taste the pleasures of love to its 
full extent . 77 Rooh Afzah, much pleased with 
the conversation of her sister, rose and embraced 
her affectionately. Bukawulee stayed for the 
night, and conveyed her to Mozuffer Shah 
and Husn Arah next morning. There the of¬ 
fenders were pardoned, and thence she proceeded 


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to the Garden of Iran, accompanied by Taj-ool- 
Mulook and Buhram. She gave a minute ver¬ 
sion of the circumstances to her parents, and 
requested of them to make the same grand and. 
magnificent arrangements for the marriage of 
Buhram, as they, did for that of Taj-ool-Mu- 
look. They agreed, and attended with a strong 
retinue, and a host of guests, with Buhram 
dressed in princely robes, and adorned with the 
costliest jewels, a floral chaplet placed on his 
forehead, they depated for the Island of Fir- 
dous . Mozuffer Shah too, had made such 
preparations in his own country that the pen 
fails in doing justice to them. Buhram and his 
attendants were received with the highest marks 
of honor, and his friends treated in the most sump¬ 
tuous way. The females met the same reception 
from Husn Arah. Songs, music, mirth, dancing, 
and revelry continued throughout the City. 

Fire-works illumined the scene, and rockets 
touched the clouds in their upward course. 


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After all, the Fairy was tied by the bands of 
wedlock according to the rites and ceremonies 
of the country. Garlands and betels were dis¬ 
tributed among the attendant guests, and the 
Bridegroom was conveyed to the inner depart¬ 
ments of the palace; Bukawulee as a sister 
went with him, and joined in the hymeneals 
chanted there. At last the mirror was shown, 
and the Bridegroom made to drink the shurbut 
which had been formerly tasted by the Bride. 
After this Mozuffer Shah and *Husn Arah 
endowed their daughter with all the dowry they 
could bestow upon her, including a large amount 
of cash, together with slaves of both sexes. The 
procession departed with the same state with 
which it had come. Feroze Shah and Taj- 
ool-Mulook stayed for a few days in Erum , 
and then the latter, with his wife, Bohram 
and Rooh Afzah, proceeded together with the 
same pomp to the country of Nigareen. When 
arrived there, the parents of Buhram were made 
acquainted with his adventures. Highly were 


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they delighted to welcome home their son and 
daughter-in-law, and great was the obligation 
they owed to Bukawulee for all that she had 
done for their child. It was now the turn of 
.the Vazeer to give a second feast on the occasion 
of the wedding of his son, and he went even so 
far as to invite his Sovereign to the entertain¬ 
ment. Rich and poor were freely admitted. 
For a good many days he treated all with prince¬ 
ly hospitality, and amused them with music 
and dancing. Hundreds of trays, groaning 
under the weight of jewels, were placed before 
the King and the Princess. Magnificent pre¬ 
sents were bestowed on the rich and poor, and 
each was satisfied to his heart’s content. When 
his Majesty departed, the guests went with him, 
Bukawulee sent word to Himalah, to remove 
her house and gardens from their proper place 
and to bring them to her. In a few days her 
orders were obeyed. The Palace and the Garden 
were established adjoining her own mansion, 
and appointed for the abode of Rooh Aezah and 


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Buhram. Thanks be to tbe mercy of God, 
that each departed with joy and hsoppiness 
reigning gloriously in his heart. 

As they departed in felicity, we see* 
Heaven may grant the vows ! that we’ve made to thee ! 


THE END. 


VOCABULARY. 

--#<§§)#—- 

L*\ SI ^ (j 
— — - 

•»T s. A stream, a rivulet. 
oJ s. Eternity, without end. 
yjUji yd 6? * The rain which falls while the moon 
is in mansion of Seewate . 

^ ttff 5. A waterfall, cascade, cataract, 
li, t d w- To overflow. 

51 5 . A private tutor. 
jUtJl 5 . A maker of fireworks. 

5 . A chimney ; the temple of fire-wor¬ 
shippers. 

s . Wantonness, an affected (also a grace¬ 
ful) pace or mode of walking. 

5 s> Household furniture. 
s. Reward, retribution, hire. 



( II ) 

Jl t =J s* Coquetry. 
s. Retinue, pomp. 

«y**J c<w. Praise worthy, the name of Mohammed. 
adv. Sometimes, from time to time, in 
case. 

lalfeJ s. Act of mixing, intercourse, friendship. 
bJ s. Performance, discharge, coquetry, bland¬ 
ishment. 

5 . A mirror. 

jcj] s. A plant whose flowers and fruit are of 
a beautiful red ; a red color. 
r Ujj1 5. A crowd, a rushing together of people. 

s. Repose, sleep, tranquillity. 

*JI 1 s. I entreat forgiveness of God (an ex¬ 
pression signifying negation.) 
yLJwJ s. Enquiry ; interrogation. 
jUaU s. The ceremony of meeting and receiv¬ 
ing a visitor ; futurity. 
s. Manner, mode. 

^ 3 *** b ft J s. Name coinciding with the named, 
or whose name 1 fitly denotes the 
qualities of the named. 


( III ) 


s. A letter of friendship or love. 
s. The finest of regions. 

JU. a. Distressed in condition. 
a. Afflicted in mind. 

4flijts« s. Different sorts of propositions in 
Logic, and different sorts of 
figures in Mathematics. 

{jo\pA s. Objections ; discussion, criticism. 

jj^c! s. Eespect, attention. 

a. Superior, adv. For the most part. 

5. Connivance ; coquetry ; supercilious-* 
ness. 

s. Embrace, bosom. 

^**>1 s. Verses used in spells are enchantment, 
sorcery, incantation. 

Jti) s. Scattering gems : materials used to 
beautify the face after the use of 
cosmetics. 

5. (plural of a&) Mouths ; doubtful news. 

Ijjjf} V' n. To writhe, to ache, to strut affectedly. 

j^\ $' Alchemy, chemistry} the philosopher's 
stone. 



( IT ) 

« 

ufl v. n. To rise (as the moon) ; to grow, 

li,a> u-fT v. n To be enraged. 

J!*J! adv. at present, just now. 

tit a *sJJ int . God be praised ! 
adv. In short, finally. 

JLoj Uftl! s. In the letter alif used in combining 
two nouns, as U : o dosh — a —> 
dosh; the a in the middle stands 
for ^ 

adv. In short, in a word. 

^{J\ s. Diamond. 

c^iUI 5. Any thing given in a trust, deposit; 
faith. 

s. The water of life ; nectar; any thing 
sweet. 

s. Beardless, handsome (youth). 

^JUL adv. Opposite, face to face. 
s. Spirit; proper pride. 

JUUAil 5. Gladness, delight, mirth, joy* 

^>1 5, Lit : heat, figure one. 

s . The hem of a cloak or veil; the border 
of a veil or shawl, 


( V ) 


jOij prop. The king of the Devatas; the thun- 
derer. 

tadiT ad. Born blind. 

u IUj Sl&il 5. If God .the Most High willeth; 
Deo volente . 

ft. To wait with anxiety. 

U!jl 5 . Bodice, stays. 

J.^1 s. Privacy, retirement. 
tijss. J*i s. Artificer, artisan. 

s . A sentence of the Koran . 

)A>1 $. Pain, vexation, affliction. 

J 3 cJjI s. In a moment. 
iJ Or li jKi ad. only. 

ji W-JJ 

ad. Admitted at the court or into com 
pany. 

li jm pi j gb v. n . To be delighted. 

ad. Now, in short ; in the meantime ; in 
fact. 

b s . Barren. 

b 5. Notwithstanding. 



( VI ; 

Jj 5 . Belief, credit, truth, faith, 
adv. Together. 

*(sL **Ch s. An idol, temple, pagoda. 
s. In kind, in some sort. 
s. Separation, separate. 

t sjjjj* ft<es{ s. As necessity may call for. 

xasj s. A kind of stitch. 

$. prop. Name of a region near the 
source of the Oxus, famous for its 
rubies. 

(jdi v. n. To wager, to agree. 

^* 4 * s- An oranament worn round the neck, 
hanging down to the waist and 
crossing behind and before ; a 
belt, a sash. 

s. The company and attendants at a mar¬ 
riage feast; the marriage proces¬ 
sion, a warrant. 

(j\jj s. The horse or Pegassus on which Moham¬ 
med went one night from Jeru¬ 
salem to Heaven, and thence re¬ 
turned to Mecca. 


( VII ) 


adv. For a certainty, rightfull, 
s. Separation, absence. 

Iiyt fbjj v. To be angry. 

IoUj <§. Bedding, chess-board, 

<kJ! In the name of God or ^J) *J) 

In the name of the Most Merciful 
God (in invocation used by Mu- 
salmans at the beginning of every 
work or action). 

adj. Sacrificed, s. An animal sacrificed. 
adj. Superl. In good spirits; pleased, 
cheerful. 
s. Sight, vision. 
adv . Extremely. 

s. A superintendent of the kitchen, head- 
cook; a cup-bearer. 
adj. Dishevelled. 

h s. Calamity, misfortune, vengeance. 

adv. Without fail, forthwith. 
l;Lb v. n. To be restless, to be tormented with 
pain, to lament. 


( VIII ) 


s. The constellation of the Great Bear ; 
four of the stars are conceived to 
represent a bear ( nash ) and the 
remaining three to be the daugh¬ 
ters ( banat proceeding it.) 
adv. Without, unless, except. 

I Iji v. n. To succeed, to answer, suit. 

^5 ^ a. Adorned in fine dress and with shin¬ 
ing ornaments. 

iZaU s. A violet. 

! 5 j s. Sister; an aunt by the father’s side, 
jjj s. Residence, abode. 

JV <3y. s. Conversation. 
s. Fagot; weight. 

j\jSj s. Kissing and toying, dalliance. 

Ul V i v. a. To see. 

Iff v. n. To suit, to fit, to be approved of. 

Jti v • n ' To ^e paid, to receive the full 
amount; (Met) to be disappointed. 

1 Fj v j v. n. To shrink; to be blown up into a 
flame, to blaze forth. 

L s . Hope, dependence. 


( IX ) 

Okt *• Affectation, hypocrisy, trick, deception. 
s. Appearance, assumed, likeness. 
s. Interview, visit, present. 

4ub'j I# s. adv. Restlessly ; faintly. 

L& 1*7 ^j adv. Rashly, without fear. 
l s..i) adj. Without ceremony, unceremonious. 

Uju> v. n. or UL v. n. To pass, to elapse. 
adj. Ruined. 

s. The willow; a sort of cane, a ratan. 
(Calamus ratany.) 
lJjxj ^J adj. Fearless. 

a dj- Impotent, destitute, very wretched. 

.'i ^ hi) ljj 

h s*. Worship, adoration, reverence, 
juls.b s. Drawers, trowsers. 
s. A moth. 

Ij iJs-j v. n. To regret, to repent. 

v. n. To be petrified, to become hard. 
s. Light beams of the sun, or moon-rays. 
s. An adorer; a slave. 

Vji V4 a( ^‘ ^ ecemea ^* 


o 



( X ) 


&i\ s. Moth. 

aw) <9. A pistachio nut. 

s. A load borne on the back. 

> » 

s. One who beats the (a timbrel.) 

Lib In the twinkling of an eye. 

5 . An adorer, a worshipper. 
s. Embellishment, ornament, dress. 

ISjj To weep excessively. 

o 0j v j or adj. Weak, insipid. 

, dj|j 5. A riddle, an enigma. 

\mP *• '■/ ° 

li' v > ?2. To suffer distress or anxiety, to 

be vexed. 

s. A star. 

Ijj'J 5. Punishment, admonition. 

Uj 17 v. To understand, comprehend, to guess. 

5 . New comer. 

s. Meditation, reflection, hesitation. 
s. Separation, solitude, celibacy. 

JL**J s. Dignity, pomp, retinue. [sition. 

jj jtsI 5. Writing correctly ; description ; compo- 



( XI ) 


s. A travelling throne. 
j/itjik) s. Backgammon board. 

<oi j) s. Song, harmony. 

iJjjJ v. n. To flutter, to palpitate ; to be very de¬ 
sirous about any thing; to jump. 
Ul v. n. To come, (z. e. to honor with 

one’s presence). 

s. Headache ; affliction, trouble. 
s. Acknowledging as true, verifying. 
jjx *j s. Explanation, interpretation (particularly 
of dreams). 
jj£ s. Alteration,, change. 

s. Investigation, enquiry. 

JjflJ s. Presaging happily, taking a good omen 
from a name. 
jjav s. Fate, destination. 
s. Confession, relation. 
s. Completion, perfection, excellence, 
jj s. The seed of the Sesamum orientalis , or 
the plant itself. 

s. Collision, dashing, buffeting (particular¬ 
ly of waves.) 


( XII ) 


j;l^j s Cajoling, flattery. 

s. Arranging a speech. 

I i a. v. To drive away scornfully. 

^ v. To frown. 
adv. So. 

ICa* s. A charm, a superstitious remedy. 

£ .5 s. Enchantment, fascination. 

6! v ' s. Arrangement, adjustment; the frame 
of a roof for thatching, on which 
the straw is laid. 

i t j t r ? s. State d ignity ; equipage, pomp. 

Ui !|* v. n. To determine, to resolve, to fix. 
y s. Residence, place, 
li v. n. To make a joke. 

\Jaj aS|* v. n. To step, to stand amazed. 

5 . Residence, place. 

Ufl &{> v. n. To be killed, to die, to be termi¬ 
nated. 




( XIII ) 


*JUU ^ If 

d-llj s . The third ; umpire, mediator, 
by 5. The Pleiades, 
ijj s. Praise, applause. 


joW $. Enchantment, juggling. 

s j\^. s. A broom, or sweeper who uses it. 

~ *• Spy. 

V. a . To examine, to try. 
i&t*. adj. Heart-rending, pathetic, 
its. s. Dignity, grandour, rank. 

s. Necessary place, privy. 
mj yJu +** ac ^ v ‘ Oppressively, by violence. 

^ s. A kind of long vest resembling a shirt. 
s. Passion, violent desire. 

-w a. Courage, bravery, audacity. 
at tf- Valiant, intrepid. 

3 \j^ adj . Set or studded with jewels. 

s. A feast, (applied chiefly to the royal 
celebration of festivals). 
s . A ringlet, a lock of hair. 



( XIV ) 

t 

LiLsA s. Glitter, splendour. 

s. Burning; passion, vexation. 
s. Beauty elegance. 
adj Beautiful, elegant (woman). 
s. Paradise. 
s. Genius ; goods. 

U>J ^ v. p. To be born. 
i~ ad). Of blooming prospects. 

L jj^ s. Youth ; breast or bubby. 

5. Liberality, munificence. 

5 . Brambles, bushes, large dry bushes. 
•§. Brambles, underwood, 
e/p itrv?* a • Here, and there, every where. 

5 . Start. 

s. The bell-shaped pendant of an earring; 
name of a flower. 

s. s. Travelling throne for females. 
v. n. To be peevish, fretful. 
s. Souls, life ; sweetheart, beloved. 
s. A shove or push. 

jj,^. s. A bride’s portion. [hazard. 

^ v. n. To risk one’s self, to run a 


( XV ) 

Ujj Lj*. v . a. Precisely, the same as before. 

s. An ornament or jewel worn in the tur= 
ban. 

c adv. Precisely, the same. 

(** j\\ ^Jxj) 

5 . Flattering. 

J U. s. Enclosure. 

adv. Nolens volens; by force. 
s. Relish ; specimen. 
li'ae> v. n. To nip, to pinch. 
dij*- s. The gost of a woman who died while 
pregnant. 

s. A kind of screen used to keep out the 
glare. 

s. The state of being dazzled, radiance. 
5 . A kind of betel-nut, prepared by boiling. 
a dj • Smooth and slippery. 
jji*. s. The Bartavelle or Greek partridge 
(Tetrao rufus , or perdix rufa) 
said to be enamoured of the moon, 
and to eat fire at the full moon. 



( XVI ) 


s. A bed in a garden. 

/ari'i-w adv. So that, in such a manner that. 

lo-^.rs. v. a. To mfHe; also to place on the table. 

GVV v. n. To scream, to .screech. 

^ s A fire-place. 

(Lit. When or how and wherefore) 
wrangling. 

lit v. a. To fondle. 

a< h' (One who knows all thirty-six 
postures, and pretends to be in¬ 
nocent) prudish. 

s. An ornament made of pearls, and worn 
in the ears. 

s. Stricture ; the act of vexing. 

s. prop. The name of an Arab Chief of the 
tribe of 7 ai ( ) famed for his 

boundless liberality ; hence means 
Liberal. 

s. A noveltv, a misfortune. 

£*L~adj. Pregnant. 


( XVII ) 
s. A Negro. 

* x*. s. A cell, closet, chamber. 

^ La. s. A sharp sword. 

5. Pedigree. 

ic^’w^ 8. According to request. 

^ .w^ s. The remains of life. 

.9. Equipage, retinue. 

5. A bath, a bagnio. 
ad[/. Laudable, glorious. 
bV .?. Lauxonia inn* mi’■<. nn/r tails Tndica. 

s. A virgin of paradise ; a black-eyed nymph. 

A*?** 

5 . A lady, a matron. 

,L ^ ad;. Collected, tranquil, at ease. 
s>- adj- A deceiver, a traitor. 
jjux~^adj. Auspicious, happy. 

A bow. 

jt> ^ 5 . A religious habit. 

,1 *£. 8 . Autumn. 

w 

LA Ia. 5 . Litter of things, rubbish, stuffs. 


( XVIII ) 

s. prop . JX companion of Moses ; Phinehas 
the prophet Elias. 

La^w 5 . A perpendicular line. 

J li. ^ Lew s. Lines and moles on the face. 

Aici. adv. Secretly. 

5. A robe of honor ; dress. 
laU*. 5 . A favourite son, posterity. 

s. Plural of tiA*. Caliphs. 
vsjjU. 5. Eetirement, solitude. 
uo\)s* s. A page. 

s. Eetaliation for murder. 

U v. To wore one’s self to death. 

J L&. <5. Imagination ; phantom, 
uuitjii. s. Perfidy. 


li J> olcijj 4 It) v. n. To demand justice. 

s. The seat of empire (lit.) metro 
polis. 

s. Agreement, stipulation. 
jA fd s. Tumult, conflict. 



( XIX ) 


s. ( Dual of ) >? b The two,abodes ; namely, 
this world and the next. 

U gk) v. To be slightly burnt. 

<9. Perpetual imprisonment. 

In pursuit of, intent upon. 
li jt ) s. Unstrung pearl. 

Ojjd s. Salutation, blessing, congratulation. 
pbjj p&jj adj. Confused. 

adj. With closed hands, (a token of 
respect). 

s. Ability, assistance. 

Ju£ Jcj s. Treachery, depravity. 

s. A small tambourine. 

ctdv. Often, all at once. 

41 j s. A procuress ; on old go-between. 

<_ adj. Beloved, pleasant. 

Jjsj v. n. To remain silent, to be quiet. 

b y U v - n • To speak ; to boast. 

adj. Concordant, harmonious. 

f J <5. Sigh. 

fj£*j v. n. To shine. 

Ip. To be astonished. 

> 


( XX ) 


j 5 . Bensf;s. 

adv. Face to face, teie-a-tete. 

\j a ' v. n. To have an interview. 

s. (House of fortune.) A palace (jour) 
house. 

y.j 5 . A bridegroom. 

5 . A bridge. 

jf&jj or jfojJ A blow or slap with both hands. 
J s. Anxiety ; an ornament worn on the 
breast. 

y Knowingly, purposely. 
yj s. A demon, a spirit. 
s. A pagoda. 


& J 

TU <s&jlS or lid* jxj' 5 v. n. To gnash or grind the 
teeth in wrath, to anguish. 

^J5 s. A lump (of sugar, meat, &c.) 

s. A string, cord, thread. 
l,j&3Ja>3 s. Tom-tom. 

s. Impudent, familiar. 



( XXI ) 


s. The chin, the beard. 

*k*JJ 0 3 or 'The name of the 1st month 

of the ]NI uhuinmadan year. 

a^b adj. Pious, orthodox, 
d , s. An historian. 

5 . A highwayman. 

^c\jj A quatrain, a stanza of four lines. 

Ujo La,^ To attend, to concord. 

^7 ; s. Four-wheeled carriage, a coach. 

ij]j s. Provider of daily bread. (An epithet of 
the Deity). 

urJ L j s. Mission, apostleship. 
i. V j s. prop. A man’s name, he was one of the 
twelve champions of Persia. He 
was the son of Zal, who was son 
of Sam , son of Nariman. 
s. Custom, laws. 

k^sj s. Fear, trembling with fear. 



( XXII ) 


adj. The shaking, palsy. 
j U sj s. Graceful gait; beauty. 
j>j s. Rubbing, attrition. 

s. Dryness 3 unkind. 

&')j s. A drunkard, a debauchee. 

^J.^5 s. Conduct, demeanour. 

s. Merriment, pleasure, mirth. 
s - ^ ki n( I of serenade with pipes and 
small tabours. 
s. Noise, tumult, alarm, 
j -\ 3J s. Splendour, elegance. 

(jabj s. (Plural of Gardens. 


adj. Lean. 

s. Brocade, cloth of gold. 
s • Embroidery. 

<5. The chin, the point of the chin, 
j j*j s. An emerald. 

s. Song, a concert. 

, ( t j j s. Care, caution. 



( XXIII ) 


i i^tbj s. The planet Yenus. 

jij jtj adj. ,Up and down ; also overthrow. 


x*)L adj. Artless, simple, stupid. 
iS* adj. Simple ; white. 
acL s The forearm. 

5 . Cup-bearer. 

interj. 0 God ! 0 holy God ! 
adj. Good, agreeable, 
b [sim (s* Well arranged. 

adv. Always, perpetually. 

^ Uyfi ^ s. A garden mentioned in this work 
only. 

s. Inquiry ; spying. 

s. Honor, character, fame. 

kjV'CJ 

s. A kind of mustard seed or plant, 
e: s. Circumstances. 

s. Collyrium, antimony. 
s. The least. 
s. Mine, 



( XXIV ) 

dl^u, ad. Of cypress stature, graceful and majestic. 
s. Hell. 

S&+ s. or 5 . An apoplexy, a pause. 

5 . Chain, series. 

4 ^ljj filial* $. A kind of broadcloth. 

^1*jU s. prop. Solomon, the son of David. 

5. Child’s father-in-law. 
s. A horse of noble breed. 
s. Salamander. 
l5o* s. Silent. 
s. Spikenard. 

U^Lj ?z. To sit decently. 

ITJU 5. Toilette-box. 
by ^ 1C*, v. n. To embellish, dress. 

5 . A stone-cutter. 

^ 5. Signs, rumour. 
a. Opposite, confronting. 
s. Belonging or relating to rival and 
contemporary wives, 
t’jj J )ltt v. To impale. 

n. To be agreeable, to please, to be ap¬ 
proved. 


( XXV ) 


adj. Charming, refreshing. 
s. A traveller, pilgrim. 

& Li £ U L* s. The eye of a needle. 

5 . Quicksilver. 

adj;. With a bosom like silver. 


^-U**/ ) >— i Ij 

5- A chess-player, adj. Wanton ; sly. 

.«£ s. Pomp and dignity. 

/juj U ac[/. Polite ; suitable. 

l*b s. A long and dreary night. 

5 . Haste, quickness. 

»LLi or ^_lki Lascivious, obscene. 

5 . Wickedness, malignancy. 

(Lit. six and five) fix : in a dilemma. 
.kXjwt/Jt A cube, a die. 

5 . Knowledge, wisdom. 

5 . Evening twilight. 

^ . 5 . Dawn of day ; crack, rent. 

s. A narrow kind of shawl for tying round 
the waist or head, 
p 



( XXVI ) 


i adj. Mad, desperately in love. 
t*j n £ 5. Lust, appetite. 

)ju£ adj. Mad, deeply in love- 

%j\s. The stitching of the back of a book. 

s. (Irene) The daughter of Manria, Emperor 
of Greece, married to Khusro .—vide 
Nizami’s Love of Sheer eenfy Khusro. 
When used as an adjective, it also 
means sweet. 

oL*J) 

adj. True ; sincere. 

** s. A blow, stroke of fortune. 
s. A cold boisterous wind. 
s. Difficulty, trouble. 
uk*c adj. Rank-breaking. 

Jo.,1* s. Sandal-wood. 
s. Art ; miracle. 

s. Different tenses. 

^SM jUII Lj'j 

JJt i s. Injury, loss, damage; affliction. 



( XXVII ) 

5. Modes of speech, &c. 
vs^j \j* s. Banquet ; hospitality. 


?IW1 L»jli 

adj . Happening ; evident, 
lij* at v. n. To be unrivalled. 

< 5 . Temperature ; constitution, health. 
Ojl j\s s. Freshness, verdure. 
tijb adj. Wonderful, strange. 

ii jb s. The twinkling of an eye. 
liyb |*b ;) v. p. To be divulged. 

tb s. Gold ; gold-fringe. 

s. Talisman ; wonder, novel. 
s. Countenance, appearance. 
a^k*t s. Magnificence, grandeur. 
s. Parrot, paroquet. 
s. Idea. 

Jjo s. Collar 3 necklace, chain. 

5 . or s. Readiness, &c. 

5. Folly, anger, passion. 
s . (plural of jjiy) Birds. 



( XXVIII ) 


***** C->lj 

5 . Tyrant. 

jj S 1b s. Apparency, arising. 

ad- Reflecting on the end, prescient. 
^\c 5 . The world, universe ; time, state. 
jJ !c 5. Sage, learned. 

0 Jle ai. High, grand. 

o ; U; s. Style, speech : phrase. 

c 5. The ninth Heaven, where the throne of 
God is. 

y^r^jc. s. A bride, a spouse in general. 
s. The angel of death. 

5. The name of the first ten days of Mu- 
hurrum. 

Uc 5. A club. 

Ike s. Gift, favour. 
s. A cornelian. 
s. Reflection. 

^.Xc 5. Remedy. 



( XXIX ) 


lc s. Sign, 
lc -s. Wise, learned. 

r LJI *Ac int. On him be peace ! May be rest in 
peace ! 
adv. So on, 

l^I^c s. Public edifice, fortification, 

)d*c adj. Purposely, deliberately. 
p . From. 

«_>!ic s. The jujube tree and fruit. 

5 . A nightingale. 

,Uc adj. Cunning, sly, shrewd ; a knave. 

La s. A female knave or deceiver. 

5 . (plural of fc) Strange things, rare 
and wonderful events. 

%jl s. The first day of the moon. 

(3t^ v. n , To faint. 
fie adj. Forgiving. 

(plural of flc) Boys, who attend the vir¬ 
tuous in Paradise. 



( XXX ) 

♦ 

s. Condoling ; an intimate friend. 
s. House of woe. 

(jc'ijc s. A diver (for pearls, &c.) 


Lfj'j 

s. A harlot, any thing abominable. 

«&*,(» s. Vicious, depraved. 

Jcl; s. An agent ; the nominative. 
i S' A lantern, a shade. 
adj Transitory, perishable. 
txu s. Calamity ; perfidy ; seduction. 

I 5. A fomentor of disturbance. 
s. Infirmity ; quarrelling. 

S' A candlestick. 
s. Penetration. 

5. Abundant, copious. 

5 . Delight, pleasure. 

jUJ 5 . yr<?p. Name of a celebrated Persian 
Statuary. 

J*; s. Chapter : season. 
j*. ft s. A sling. 



( XXXI ) 

) 

Ui s. Mortality, frailty, death. 

s. A filbert-nut, a ball or bullet. 

That is the wish. 

hj> f®- v. To burst forth a jet d’eau. 

* 1 ^* 1 ) iji Upon the whole. 

^9 In fact, really. 

L/a* s . Bounty. 

wJU/1 u-A 

»—i ; 5. p’£>£>. The mountain of Kaf ’ supposed to 
surround the world, and bound the 
extreme horizon ; it rests on the stone 
Sakhrat , an entire emerald, the reflec¬ 
tion from which occasions the azure 
color of the sky, according to the poets; 
the Koh-i-Kaf is the abode of the Beos 
and Jinns (or genii), and also of 
Purees or fairies; the famous See- 
murgh , or great griffin, is also an in¬ 
habitant of the same interesting region. 

5. A body of travellers, a caravan. 
s. A fine kind of ermine. 



( XXXII ) 


L^IU 5. Mould, form, figure, body. 
s. Evil, ill. 

s. A handle, the gripe of sword, 
jjtc xUi s. (Kibta of the world), a title applied to 
Oriental Monarchs. 
s. A vault, an arch, a dome. 

Jjui s. Species, tribe, kindred. 

*{*% s. Omnipotence. 

j \ ; 9 adv. In fact, truly, really. 

^ s . An edifice, an elegant villa, a building. 

*ljy s. In short, in one word, to cut short a 
long story. 

US s. Fate, predestination. 
ju^» s. An affirmative proposition. 

s. Division, a strophe. 

diU s. A kind of monk who deserts the world, 
wife, friends, &c. and travels about 
with shaven head and beard ; the 
fly of a tent, 
eiy s . Food. 

s. Severity, rage. 

s. Laughing loudly and indecently. 


( XXXIII ) 

» 

*»L» 5. Appearance ; representation. 

s.prop. Name of a celebrated Arabian lover 7 
also named Mujnoon. 

J > ^ Jj,* s. Conversation, altercation. 

wJ 10) wU 

s. Lamp-black, (with which the eyelids are 
painted.) 

G v. To run away ; to disappear • to scam¬ 
per off. 

J £ s. Name of a snake. 

JU K ad. Perfect, complete, learned, entire. 

G,*o ^ v. To hear, to attend, to be attentive. 

^ s. Wounded, bruised and ^ pS, A person 
having ascendancy over another. 
csjUjK s. All things existing, the world, universe. 
uU s. A roast, meat roasted or fried. 
yS ad. Inclined or addicted to bite (a horse); cruel. 
s. A bawd, a procuress, a female go-between. 
s. (Lit.) A little bowl; those parts of the 
bodice or stays which are intended 
to cover the breast. 



( XXXIV ) 


) Jt M s. A wooden cage ; a railing, a palisade. 
ad. Thick, dense, opaque, dirty, 
f s. Bosom, breast, bubbies. 

s. Establishing a family, marriage. 
^ do s. Foulness, impurity. 
s. Action, business. 
s - Ogling, an amorous look or gesture. 
^J)j$ s. Action, business, a trowel. 
j* s. Pomp and pride. 

«5. To try, to prove, to examine. 
s. Husbandman, ploughman. 

S. Dragged along. 
s. An ornament on the turban. 
s. A pimple or spot on the face. 
lilCJ UhB <&. To stigmatize. 
a. An axe. 

adv. As it ought, in a proper manner. 
adv. As it suits. 
tij tpC v. To abstain, to refrain. 

5 . Sign, hint, metaphor, allusion, a wink. 
s. Tribe, caste, family, brotherhood. 
tit s . Substance of a thing. 


( XXXV ) 

' » 

Jlpy The chief officer of the police, for a city 
or town. 

^ s. Contention. 

, w/V The whole creation. 

1^ 5. A tale ; story, fable. 

^ s. To weave and tie the hair like date leaves. 
\ jy S s. Pure. 

s. The milky way, galaxy, 
v. To laugh heartily, to giggle, to titter. 
ad. Deficient, adulterated, bad (as a coin). 

A rite observed amongst the Ma~ 
homedans. is a dish prepared 
with rice and milk—a part of this 
the bride is to eat—the remainder 
falls to the share of the bridegroom. 

t-Jlfli L-j'j 

A fire-worshipper, a follower of Zoroaster, an 
infidel, one who does not believe in 
the Mahomedan faith. 
ssri 5 . Air—Motion. 



( XXXVI ) 


^ s.Tobacco-stopper. 
aff s. Ferry, ford, passage, 
liljf ji v. To beseech, to implore earnestly and 
humbly. 

\jjj Jf s. Flower, particularly worked on cloth, 
or painted on paper. 
ad. Rosy-cheeked. 

'SjS s. A kind of earring, or anything 
made of gold and silver. 

%j\£ s. Agreeable, pleasant. 

s - a &- Fat, sleek, corpulent. 
a. An earring. 

v. To knead, to plait, to braid, to weave, 
s. Aim, snare, ambuscade, killing. 

[»£ hi' v ‘ deceive, to outwit. 

v. To throttle, to choke. 

5 . A veil. 


j»Ul uj'j 

JsJ ad. Difficult, not to be solved. 
\^i s . Carmine. 



( Xxxvii ) 

• 

^ihy s. (Lit.) I care not. 

s. Odour ; warmth, glow. 
s. Sign, mark, symptom, feature. 

5. A piece of one’s liver, (generally 
applied as an expression of endear - 
ment to a child). 
u 5)oJ ad. Well laden. 

caAJ ad. Kind, courteous, benevolent, elegant. 
Ijy eu-SL t;. To curse. 

^*1 ad. Cursed, execrable, detested. 
l*J s. The face, countenance. 

s. Appointing the day of marriage. 

Ji s. Horoscope. 

^)J ji v.(Lit.) Thou shalt never see the like or 
me ; boasting, gasconading. 
s. Necessary thing, requisite. 
v. To be enamoured, to attach, 
j^y s. A lump of clay, clod, 
ti^ty v. To bloom, to be verdant, to flourish. 

[J s. prop. Name of the celebrated Mistress of 
Mujnoon; a mistress or beloved 
woman in general. 


( XXXVIII ) 

oh 

MjfJU ad. A mourner, melancholy. 

( t JU 5. Head. 

pi of ^ 4 >U s. Material, relating to matter. 
5. Hindu rosary ; a necklace, a garland. 

JlU ^ JU 5. Property, riches, wealth. 

ad. Ordered, determined. 
diU s. The den of a wild beast. 
cJiU s. A line on the top of the head where hair 
is parted. 

iL s. prop. Joseph, the son of Jacob. 

ad. Desperate, hopeless. 
s. Wealth ; root; value. 

taU* adv. By no means, God forbid ! let it not 
happen so. 

s. Commencement or undertaking of any 
affair ; coition. 
s. Furnitures. 

ad. One who relishes or takes delight (in a 
thing). 

ad. Triangular, s. A triangle. 


( XXXIX ) 


ad. Single, unmarried ; solitary. 
s. Allowance ; obeisance ; visit, respect. 
s. prop. The name of a celebrated Lover, 
whose amours with U are the sub¬ 
jects of poems by several eminent 
hands, such as 
s. pi. of A kiss. 

s . A kind of litter in which women travel. 
kjix* ad. Glad, cheerful, contented. 

Uk* s. Touchstone, test. 
pCm*. ad. Firm, strong, fortified. 

J** s. Seraglio. 

sj.-e.sr* s. (and) prop. Worthy or laudable wo¬ 
man, a woman’s name. 
jk* ad. Effaced, forgotten, erased. 

^Akl b JU* ad. Unceremonious, 
ejja* s . Politeness, courtesy ; deceit. 

(The centre of affairs). The minister. 
r a* s. Praise, eulogy. 
s. Umpire. 

5 . Middling. 

ad. Chosen, approved, one of the titles of^el 


( XL ) 

v. To swoon, to faint, to wither. 
inter. Hail! welcome! God bless you! Brave! 
Jt.io uj* s. Day’s journey, stage, in the place of 
journey. 
s. A manikin. 

a^.Covered with gold, set with jewels, 
w zjj* s. Manliness, virility. 

(Lit.) Field of the last day : deeds 
that will reward or condemn us on 
the day of judgment, 
d. >j« s. Increase, augmentation. 
ad. Equal ; impartial. 
s . Poverty, wretched. 

^yx*,* ad. Equal, direct. 

ad. Armed for war, in armour. 
s. Questions, a precept of Mohammed. 
s. A powder made of vitriol, with which 
the teeth are tinged black. 
s . A waiting-maid, a bride-dresser. 

G ad. A practiser, one well practised. 
s. A purchaser ; the planet Jupiter. 

5. ad. Flaming $ inflamed. 


( XLI ) 


s. Companionship. 

Ulm* s- The Koran. 

s. Source, spring ; the infinitive or noun of 
action. 

c. Chosen. One of the titles of Mohammed 
s. Penury, difficulty. 
ad. Agitated, disturbed, chagrined. 

*JlU« s. Contemplation, consideration, study, 
jlk* 5. The place of rising, the opening of a poem. 
ad. Subject. 
ad. Injured ; mild, 
ci s. Apology, excuse. 
s. Knowledge. 

Um *• An enigma, a verse of mysterious meaning. 
ad. Fixed, appointed. 

ijy** ad. Gilded, covered with or immersed in 
gold.. 

ad. Distinct, detailed. [sive. 

J s. ad. Accusative case ; the participle pas- 
li. s. A dressing-box or case. 

!>UiU s. The last verse of a poem ; cutting. 
ad. Repeated. 

Q 


( XLII ) 


ad. Deceitful, trickish. 
ad. Exquisitely wrought; done with great 
pains and care. 
s. The mouth, the face. 

3U s. Being saltish, beauty ; elegance. 
ad. Clothed or clad. s. Clothes. 
p- Begging, supplicating. 

U. Mixed with—on friendly terms. 
oil^5. pi. of Kingdoms, provinces, states. 

s. Proclamation. 
s. A fountain, a jet d'edu. 

MykjZTxx* v. To publish, to divulge, to disperse. 

J -ju S. Storey or floor of a house : day’s journey. 
s. Praise. 
ad. Embroidered. 

^jU ad. Illustrated, illuminated. 

5 «,• prep. From. 

s. Conjunction, adhesion. 
s. A hair-riband. 

o) „ s. Nativity, place of birth, father. 

s. A companion ; soliciting ; Thursday. 
fyhjm ad. Imaginary. 



( XLIII ) 


^dJu* ly* ad. Most beautiful. 
s. Urgent, important. 

s. Lawsonia Inermis , a tree with which the 
Hindus stain their hands and feet y 
Myrtalis Indica. 
ad. Prepared, arranged. 
s. Knot, an ornament placed on the topknots 
of ladies* 


my 






ad. Helpless. 
j^(J ad. Unjust, improper, illegal, 
lijjfi) J^Li v. To descend, to alight. 

s. prop. The poetical name of Imam Bux 
j*L! a celebrated Oordoo poet 
born and educated in Lucknow. 


s. pi. ot-jb li An inspector, observer. 

^.^l* 5. Reputation, renown. 
kJ 3 \j s. An arrow. 

*{xi s. A large ring, worn in the nose. 
xsSm s. Result, consequence. 

$. Money which is thrown among the people 
upon festive occasions, sacrifice. 


( XLIV ) 

• 

s. A bad presage, misfortune. 

Ubai ad. Lean, meagre, weak, slender, 
ejjs; s. Pride, haughtiness, pomp. 

^cJo adv. At least, lastly, after all; (diognasis). 
^ jo s. A vow, gift (offered to a superior), any¬ 
thing dedicated. 

ly adv. Apart, aside ; strange ; pure. 

<5. Genealogy, family, caste. 
s. Relation, regarding, reference. 

^ u.j s. A wild rose. 

5 . Gentle Zephyr, fragrant air, breeze. 

1d1.m5 s. Gladness, joy, pleasure. 

Ufdo^&i v. Change of view. 

s. Praise (especially of Mohammed). 
pj ^ Let us fly to God from 

detested Satan. 

; lSi s. One who beats the kettle-drum. 

5 . Cash, ready money. 

5 . A point, a dot, a geometrical point. 
s. Marriage. 

v. To refuse, to deny. 
ad. Embellished. 


( XLYI ) 


> 

culy s. A rite among the Mahomedans. When 
the bridegroom enters the bridal 
apartments he is obliged to take up 
betel, &c., from every plate that is 
placed before him. 

jjb jj ad . First fruit. Any thing new or curious. 
ji s . Drums beating at the gates of a great 
man at certain intervals. 
s. Lamentation, mourning. 
ad. New-blown. 

(Lit.) The light of the eye, a son. 

<Lj? s - Before sunrise, at dawn. 
liLy v. To eat or drink (applied to a 

nobleman or king). 

*ey s. A species, sort. 

£ 3j xi s . Magic, deception, 
y^lji s. Lotus ; (Nymphsea lotus.) 

$. A weasel, a ferret. 

y)J\ Ujb 

5 . Event, intelligence, news. 
adv. Keally, truly, in fact. 



( XL VII ) 


6'. pi. of Both parents. 

Jl^ s. An unhealthy climate or atmosphere, 
pest, ruin. 

s. Ecstacy, rapture, excessive love. 
s. Appointed pension. 

$• pi- of or Wild, savage. 

s. Doubt, distraction. 

J s. Also Meeting, a union. Two pieces 
of paper pasted together for the pur¬ 
pose of practising writing on. 
goj s. Manner, mode. 

;j a 

liT *31* v. To come into one’s possession or power. 
UU *J1 a v. To regret, to repent, to lament. 

UjJ Jsa v. To indulge in hiccuping. 
lJj* s. A mark, a butt. 

Ha s. Death, destruction. 

i> s* Arabic exp.—Meaning u Whether 
there is any thing more or not? ” 
j.l t 3 s . or Companion. 

s. pi of iljfc Change of color. 



( XL VIII ) 

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adv. Quite, perfectly. 

ajy* 5. A litter (used on elephant or camel). 

Pain, stitch. 
ciUJj* ad. Frightful. 

Jt i j* adv. May, may not be. 


5. Jasmine. 

isj.ib s. Ruby, sapphire. 

God. 

Ui 5- An officer of parade, a pursuivant, 
ad. Single ; unrivalled. 




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